Influence of transboundary air pollutants from China on the high-PM10 episode in Seoul, Korea for the period October 16-20, 2008

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 77, Issue , 2013, Pages 430-439

  Lee, Seungmin ^a   Ho, Chang Hoi ^a   Lee, Yun Gon ^a   Choi, Hyoung Jin ^b   Song, Chang Keun ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Military Academy   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

China; Korea; Meteorological condition; PM10; Transboundary air pollutant

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; CHINA; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR AND INFRARED PATHFINDER SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; KOREA; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MONITORING AND CONTROLLING;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CALIPSO; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METROPOLITAN AREA; MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLOUD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYPERBARISM; KOREA; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTOR; WIND BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS;

CHINA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84879259926     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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