Insights into factors affecting nitrate in PM2.5 in a polluted high NOx environment through hourly observations and size distribution measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4888-4902

  Xue, Jian ^a   Yuan, Zibing ^a,b   Lau, Alexis K H ^a,b   Yu, Jian Zhen ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; NITRATE AEROSOLS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; OBSERVATION-BASED MODEL; RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS; SECONDARY INORGANIC AEROSOL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS;

NITRATES;

AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEA SALT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84900529788     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021108     Document Type: Article

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