Aqueous phase sulfate production in clouds in eastern China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 502-511

  Shen, Xinhua ^a   Lee, Taehyoung ^a   Guo, Jia ^b,c   Wang, Xinfeng ^b,c   Li, Penghui ^c   Xu, Pengju ^c   Wang, Yan ^c   Ren, Yu ^b   Wang, Wenxing ^c   Wang, Tao ^b,c   Li, Yi ^a   Carn, Simon A ^d   Collett, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous phase oxidation; China; Cloud chemistry; Clouds; Mt. Tai; Sulfate; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CLOUDS; DROPS; GASES; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION; OZONE; PH; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATIONS; CHINA; CLOUD CHEMISTRIES; MT. TAI; SULFATE;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; OXYGEN; OZONE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR SAMPLING; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD DROPLET; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; OXIDATION; PH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; CATALYST; CHINA; CLOUD; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHINA; SHANDONG; TAI SHAN;

EID: 84866647227     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.079     Document Type: Article

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