Carbonaceous aerosols over northern India: Sources and spatio-temporal variability

Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 523-533

  Ram, Kirpa ^a   Sarin, M M ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Biomass burning emission; Carbonaceous species; Northern india; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MASS; AMBIENT AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS; BOUNDARY LAYER DYNAMICS; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; CARBONACEOUS SPECIES; DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; EMISSION STRENGTH; HIGH ALTITUDE SITES; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; INORGANIC SPECIES; MASS CONCENTRATION; NORTHERN INDIA; POSTHARVEST; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; URBAN SITE; WINTER TIME;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; INCINERATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 84871089449     PISSN: 03700046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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