Concentration, distribution and variation of polar organic aerosol tracers in Ya'an, a middle-sized city in western China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 120-121, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-42

  Li, Li ^a   Dai, Dongjue ^a   Deng, Shihuai ^a   Feng, Jialiang ^b   Zhao, Min ^a   Wu, Jun ^a   Liu, Lu ^a   Yang, Xiaohui ^a   Wu, Sishi ^a   Qi, Hui ^a   Yang, Gang ^a   Zhang, Xiaohong ^a   Wang, Yingjun ^a   Zhang, Yanzong ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aerosol acidity; Biogenic Secondary Organic Cerosols (BSOA); carbon contribution; sugars; trace gases; Ya'an

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; ISOPRENE; OXIDATION; POLYOLS; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; SUGARS; URBAN GROWTH;

3-HYDROXYGLUTARIC ACIDS; ACID-CATALYZED REACTIONS; BIOGENIC SECONDARY ORGANIC CEROSOLS (BSOA); METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; TRACE-GASES; TSP (TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES); YA'AN;

ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 84865176051     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.07.024     Document Type: Article

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