The heaviest particulate air-pollution episodes occurred in northern China in January, 2013: Insights gained from observation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 546-556

  Ji, Dongsheng ^a   Li, Liang ^b   Wang, Yuesi ^a   Zhang, Junke ^a   Cheng, Mengtian ^a   Sun, Yang ^a   Liu, Zirui ^a   Wang, Lili ^a   Tang, Guiqian ^a   Hu, Bo ^a   Chao, Na ^a   Wen, Tianxue ^a   Miao, Hongyan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollution episodes; EC; Nitrate; Northern China; OC; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR POLLUTION; NITRATES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION EPISODES; EC; NORTHERN CHINA; OC; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COAGULATION; EMISSION CONTROL; HAZE; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZE; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84901046102     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.04.048     Document Type: Article

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