Analysis of ammonia variation in the urban atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-185

  Phan, Nhu Thuc ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Shon, Zang Ho ^b   Jeon, Eui Chan ^a   Jung, Kweon ^c   Kim, Nam Jin ^c  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Partitioning; Pseudo first order loss; Urban atmosphere; Vehicle exhaust

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; LONG TERM MONITORING; LONG-TERM TREND; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; PARTITIONING; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; SEASONAL DATUM; SEOUL , KOREA; TRACE-GASES; TRAFFIC ACTIVITIES; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ATMOSPHERES; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

ATMOSPHERICS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; METEOROLOGY; MONITORING; POLLUTION MONITORING; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AUTUMN; CHEMISTRY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84869233622     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.10.049     Document Type: Article

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