Chemical characterization and source apportionment of PM2.5 in Beijing: Seasonal perspective

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7053-7074

  Zhang, R ^a   Jing, J ^a,b   Tao, J ^c   Hsu, S C ^d   Wang, G ^e   Cao, J ^e   Lee, C S L ^f   Zhu, L ^c   Chen, Z ^g   Zhao, Y ^g   Shen, Z ^h  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^e Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^f INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^g PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS BURNING; COMBUSTION; DUST; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POINT SOURCE; REACTION KINETICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84880869760     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-7053-2013     Document Type: Review

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