A multisource observation study of the severe prolonged regional haze episode over eastern China in January 2013

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 807-815

  Wang, Hong ^a,b   Tan, Sai Chun ^c   Wang, Yu ^a   Jiang, Chao ^a,b   Shi, Guang yu ^c   Zhang, Meng Xiang ^a,b   Che, Hui Zheng ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

AOD; East china; Extinction coefficient; Haze episode; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VISIBILITY;

AEROSOL POLLUTANTS; AOD; EAST CHINA; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; HAZE EPISODE; HENAN PROVINCE; LOW VISIBILITY; POLLUTION EPISODES;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; HAZE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; SUBURBAN AREA; VISIBILITY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHINA; HAZE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISIBILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 84896534416     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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