Origin, transport, and vertical distribution of atmospheric pollutants over the northern South China Sea during the 7-SEAS/Dongsha Experiment

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-133

  Wang, Sheng Hsiang ^a,b   Tsay, Si Chee ^b   Lin, Neng Huei ^a   Chang, Shuenn Chin ^c   Li, Can ^b,d   Welton, Ellsworth J ^b   Holben, Brent N ^b   Hsu, N Christina ^b   Lau, William K M ^b   Lolli, Simone ^b,e   Kuo, Chun Chiang ^f   Chia, Hao Ping ^f   Chiu, Chia Yang ^a   Lin, Chia Ching ^a   Bell, Shaun W ^b,g   Ji, Qiang ^b,d   Hansell, Richard A ^b,d   Sheu, Guey Rong ^a   Chi, Kai Hsien ^h   Peng, Chi Ming ^a,f  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Taiwan Army   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^f Weatherrisk Inc   (Taiwan)

^g SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^h NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Back trajectory; Biomass burning; Optical properties; UV lidar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; BACK TRAJECTORIES; BIOMASS-BURNING; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; SINGLE-SCATTERING ALBEDO; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

AEROSOLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATOLL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPRING (SEASON); VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ALBEDO; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHINA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WETTABILITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84882735942     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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