Application of trajectory clustering and source apportionment methods for investigating trans-boundary atmospheric PM10 pollution

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 333-342

  Cheng, Shuiyuan ^a   Wang, Fang ^a,b   Li, Jianbing ^c   Chen, Dongsheng ^a   Li, Mingjun ^a   Zhou, Ying ^a   Ren, Zhenhai ^d  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING GENERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollution; CAMx PSAT model; Cluster analysis; Emission source contribution; HYSPLIT model

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; AIR POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; AIR QUALITY MODELS; DONGGUAN; EMISSION SOURCES; GUANGZHOU; HYSPLIT MODEL; METEOROLOGICAL MODELS; MM5 MODELS; MODELING APPROACH; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; MODELING SYSTEMS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SOUTHERN CHINA; SURROUNDING REGIONS; TOTAL EMISSIONS; TRAJECTORY CLUSTERING; TRAJECTORY MODELS; TRANS-BOUNDARY; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; TRAJECTORIES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84872894513     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.06.0154     Document Type: Article

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