Behavior of particulate matter during high concentration episodes in Seoul

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5972-5982

  Choi, Soon Ho ^a   Ghim, Young Sung ^a   Chang, Young Soo ^b   Jung, Kweon ^c  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Coarse particles; Long range transport; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; EMISSION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; WIND EROSION; WIND VELOCITY;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOUTH KOREA; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; WIND;

EID: 84899461884     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2555-y     Document Type: Article

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