PM2.5 mass, chemical composition, and light extinction before and during the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 12,158-12,167

  Li, Xinghua ^a   He, Kebin ^b   Li, Chengcai ^c   Yang, Fumo ^d   Zhao, Qing ^b   Ma, Yongliang ^b   Cheng, Yuan ^b   Ouyang, Wenjuan ^d   Chen, Gangcai ^e  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d University of Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^e Chongqing Institute of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing Olympics; chemical composition; light extinction; visibility impairment

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; LIGHT EXTINCTION; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EMISSION CONTROL MEASURES; LIGHT SCATTERING COEFFICIENT S; OLYMPICS; SECONDARY INORGANIC AEROSOL; VISIBILITY DEGRADATION; VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT;

VISIBILITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEGACITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VISIBILITY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84889851505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020106     Document Type: Article

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