An integrated approach to identify the biomass burning sources contributing to black carbon episodes in Hong Kong

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 478-487

  Lee, Y C ^a   Lam, Y F ^a   Kuhlmann, G ^a   Wenig, M O ^b   Chan, K L ^a   Hartl, A ^a   Ning, Z ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass burning sources; Black carbon episodes; GEOS Chem; Source contributions; South China

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS-BURNING; BLACK CARBON; GEOS-CHEM; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; SOUTH CHINA;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRATED CONTROL;

BIOMASS;

BLACK CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACE GAS;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; HONG KONG; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

AFRICA; CHINA; HONG KONG; INDIA;

EID: 84884136886     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.08.030     Document Type: Article

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