Chemical compositions and reconstructed light extinction coefficients of particulate matter in a mega-city in the western Yangtze River Delta, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-20

  Shen, Guofeng ^a,b   Xue, Miao ^a   Yuan, Siyu ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Zhao, Qiuyue ^a   Li, Bing ^a   Wu, Haisuo ^a   Ding, Aijun ^b  

^a Jiangsu Academy of Environmental Science   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Backward air trajectory; Chemical composition; Deciview index; Reconstructed light extinction coefficient; Western YRD region

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; LIGHT EXTINCTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RIVER POLLUTION;

AIR TRAJECTORIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DECIVIEW; LIGHT EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; WESTERN YRD REGION;

LOADING;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CARBON; ELEMENT; ION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; MEGACITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RECONSTRUCTION; SEASONALITY; TRAJECTORY;

AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CITY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; SUMMER; VISIBILITY;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU]; YANGTZE DELTA;

EID: 84888090414     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.10.055     Document Type: Article

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