Spatial and seasonal variability of measured anthropogenic non-methane hydrocarbons in urban atmospheres: Implication on emission ratios

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 258-267

  Boynard, Anne ^a,h   Borbon, Agnès ^b,c,d   Leonardis, Thierry ^e,f   Barletta, Barbara ^g   Meinardi, Simone ^g   Blake, Don R ^g   Locoge, Nadine ^e,f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIV LILLE   (France)

^f ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Composition; Megacity; Sources; Vehicle exhaust; VOC

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; MEGACITIES; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

ACETYLENE; BENZENE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; LIGHTING; METHANE; PARAFFINS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

ACETYLENE; ACETYLENE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON;

ACETYLENE; COMBUSTION; DATA SET; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXHAUST EMISSION; MEGACITY; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; SUMMER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; BOUCHES DU RHONE; FRANCE; GRENOBLE; ILE DE FRANCE; ISERE; MARSEILLES; PARIS; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; RHONE-ALPES; STRASBOURG; VILLE DE PARIS;

EID: 84887261746     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.09.039     Document Type: Article

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