Seasonal variations of Asian black carbon outflow to the Pacific: Contribution from anthropogenic sources in China and biomass burning sources in Siberia and Southeast Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 9948-9967

  Matsui, H ^a   Koike, M ^a   Kondo, Y ^a   Oshima, N ^b   Moteki, N ^a   Kanaya, Y ^c   Takami, A ^d   Irwin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

aerosol; Asian outflow; biomass burning; black carbon; source contribution; three dimensional model

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS;

ASIAN OUTFLOW; BIOMASS-BURNING; BLACK CARBON; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84886028365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50702     Document Type: Article

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