Influence of monsoon system on α-HCH fate in Asia: A model study from 1948 to 2008

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6764-6770

  Xu, Yue ^a,b   Tian, Chongguo ^a   Zhang, Gan ^b   Ming, Lili ^b   Wang, Yan ^b   Chen, Yingjun ^a   Tang, Jianhui ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Luo, Chunling ^b  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; monsoon margin; sink distribution; HCH

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; ASIAN SUMMER MONSOONS; EAST ASIAN SUMMER MONSOON; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; MONSOON MARGIN; PESTICIDE EMISSION; SINK DISTRIBUTION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CHINA; INDIA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84880892598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50368     Document Type: Article

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