Photochemical evolution of organic aerosols observed in urban plumes from Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta of China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 219-229

  Zhou, Shengzhen ^a,b   Wang, Tao ^a,b   Wang, Zhe ^b   Li, Weijun ^a   Xu, Zheng ^a,b   Wang, Xinfeng ^a   Yuan, Chao ^a   Poon, C N ^b   Louie, Peter K K ^c   Luk, Connie W Y ^c   Wang, Wenxing ^a,d  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous aerosols; Individual aerosol particles; Photochemical evolution; PM2.5; Secondary organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PARTICLES; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBONS (SOC);

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ORGANIC COATINGS;

AEROSOLS;

CARBON; ELEMENT CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AGING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; COATING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OUTFLOW; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HONG KONG; MEXICO; NIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; HONG KONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84896821194     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.032     Document Type: Article

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