Variability of oxidants (OX=O3+NO2), and preliminary study on ambient levels of ultrafine particles and VOCs, in an important ecological area in Spain

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-45

  Notario, Alberto ^a   Bravo, Iván ^a   Adame, José Antonio ^b   Díaz de Mera, Yolanda ^a   Aranda, Alfonso ^a   Rodríguez, Ana ^a   Rodríguez, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air quality; Back trajectories; Caba eros National Park; Ozone pollution; Ultrafine particles; VOCs

Indexed keywords

BACK TRAJECTORIES; NATIONAL PARKS; OZONE POLLUTION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; VOCS;

AIR QUALITY; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDANTS; TRAJECTORIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

OZONE;

AIR MASS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDANT; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CABANEROS NATIONAL PARK; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84876306473     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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