Aircraft measurements of SO 2 and aerosols over northeastern China: Vertical profiles and the influence of weather on air quality

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 492-501

  Li, Can ^a   Stehr, Jeffrey W ^a   Marufu, Lackson T ^a   Li, Zhanqing ^a,b   Dickerson, Russell R ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Aircraft measurements; SO 2; Vertical profile; Weather and air quality

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL LAYERS; AEROSOL SCATTERING COEFFICIENT; AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTANTS; BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; COARSE MODE; DOBSON UNITS; DUST PARTICLE; FREE TROPOSPHERE; GROUND BASED; LOCAL EMISSIONS; METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION; NORTHERN CHINA; POLLUTANT LEVELS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SUN PHOTOMETERS; SURFACE POLLUTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL PROFILE; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

AEROSOLS;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PHOTOMETER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WEATHER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHINA; DUST; HURRICANE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMOTE SENSING; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

CHINA; LIAONING; SHENYANG;

EID: 84866559005     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.076     Document Type: Article

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