Seasonal and spatial variability of the OM/OC mass ratios and high regional correlation between oxalic acid and zinc in Chinese urban organic aerosols

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4307-4318

  Xing, L ^a   Fu, T M ^a   Cao, J J ^b   Lee, S C ^c   Wang, G H ^b   Ho, K F ^d   Cheng, M C ^e   You, C F ^e   Wang, T J ^f  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; HYGROSCOPICITY; MASS BALANCE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; OXALIC ACID; POINT SOURCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WINTER; ZINC;

CHINA;

EID: 84880875931     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-4307-2013     Document Type: Article

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