Diurnal profiles of isoprene, methacrolein and methyl vinyl ketone at an urban site in Hong Kong

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 323-331

  Cheung, K ^a   Guo, H ^a   Ou, J M ^a   Simpson, I J ^b   Barletta, B ^b   Meinardi, S ^b   Blake, D R ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Isoprene oxidation products; Methacrolein; Methyl vinyl ketone

Indexed keywords

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; HONG-KONG; METHACROLEIN; METHYL VINYL KETONES; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; KETONES; MIXING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXIDATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; URBAN GROWTH;

ISOPRENE;

CARBON MONOXIDE; ISOPRENE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHACROLEIN; METHYLVINYL KETONE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; ISOPRENE; KETONE; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXIDATION; OZONE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN SITE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HONG KONG; IN VIVO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOLAR RADIATION; TITRIMETRY; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84890821394     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.056     Document Type: Article

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