Characterization of aerosol chemical properties from near-source biomass burning in the northern Indochina during 7-SEAS/Dongsha experiment

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-81

  Chuang, Ming Tung ^a   Chou, Charles C K ^b   Sopajaree, Khajornsak ^c   Lin, Neng Huei ^a   Wang, Jia Lin ^a   Sheu, Guey Rong ^c   Chang, You Jia ^a   Lee, Chung Te ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aerosol chemical composition; Aerosol source profile; Biomass burning aerosol tracers; Indochina

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL SOURCE; BIOMASS-BURNING; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; IN-LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; INDOCHINA; THERMAL OPTICAL REFLECTANCE; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOMASS; CARBOXYLATION; EXPERIMENTS;

AEROSOLS;

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; DICARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LEVOGLUCOSAN; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM ION; TRACER; WATER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ORGANIC CARBON; PYROLYSIS; REFLECTANCE; SOOT; TRACER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOMASS; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

CHIANG MAI [NORTHERN REGION]; DOI SUTHEP-PUI NATIONAL PARK; INDOCHINA; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRATAS ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA; THAILAND;

EID: 84882635835     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.056     Document Type: Article

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