Size Differentiation of individual atmospheric aerosol during winter in Xi'an, China

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 951-960

  Hu, Tafeng ^a   Cao, Junji ^a,b   Shen, Zhenxing ^b   Wang, Gehui ^a,b   Lee, Shuncheng ^c   Ho, Kinfai ^a,c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Scanning electron microscopy; Size differentiated aerosols

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DUST; FLY ASH; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOOT; SPECTROMETERS; URBAN GROWTH; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MONOMODAL PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE-DIFFERENTIATED AEROSOLS; WATER SOLUBLE INORGANIC IONS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUST; FLY ASH; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOOT; TAR; URBAN SITE; WINTER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHINA; SHAANXI; XIAN;

EID: 84866458733     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.01.0011     Document Type: Article

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