Carbonaceous species in PM2.5 in the coastal urban agglomeration in the Western Taiwan Strait Region, China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-110

  Niu, Zhenchuan ^a   Zhang, Fuwang ^a   Chen, Jinsheng ^a   Yin, Liqian ^a   Wang, Sen ^b   Xu, Lingling ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass burning potassium; Carbonaceous aerosols; PM2.5; Spatiotemporal distribution; Western Taiwan Strait Region

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIOMASS-BURNING; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CARBONACEOUS SPECIES; ELEMENTAL CARBON; OC/EC RATIO; PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING; RAINY DAYS; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; STRONG CORRELATION; TAIWAN STRAITS; TOTAL CARBON; URBAN SITE;

AEROSOLS; AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON; POTASSIUM; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

URBAN GROWTH;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; POTASSIUM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 84871107438     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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