Development and uncertainty analysis of a high-resolution NH3 emissions inventory and its implications with precipitation over the Pearl River Delta region, China

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 7041-7058

  Zheng, J Y ^a,b   Yin, S S ^a,b   Kang, D W ^c   Che, W W ^a,b   Zhong, L J ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Pearl River Delta Atmospheric Environment Research Joint Laboratory   (China)

^c Computer Science Corporation ^*  (United States)

^d Guangdong Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

ANSER;

EID: 84876802130     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-7041-2012     Document Type: Article

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