Analysis of a winter regional haze event and its formation mechanism in the North China Plain

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5685-5696

  Zhao, X J ^a   Zhao, P S ^a   Xu, J ^a   Meng, W ^a   Pu, W W ^a   Dong, F ^a   He, D ^a   Shi, Q F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; FORMATION MECHANISM; HAZE; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SULFATE; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHENGDE; CHINA; HEBEI; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; TIANJIN;

EID: 84887197034     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-5685-2013     Document Type: Article

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