Chemical composition of the inorganic fraction of cloud-water at a high altitude station in West India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-65

  Budhavant, K B ^a   Rao, P S P ^b   Safai, P D ^b   Granat, L ^c   Rodhe, H ^c  

^a Maldives Climate Observatory at Hanimaadhoo   (Maldives)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidic deposition; Inorganic ions; PH; Rainwater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894143390     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.039     Document Type: Article

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