Seasonal dependence of factors of year-to-year variations in South China AOD and Hong Kong air quality

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3204-3220

  Wu, Renguang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong air quality; Precipitation and wind patterns; Seasonal dependence; South China aerosol; Year to year variations

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

HONG-KONG; SEASONAL DEPENDENCE; SOUTH CHINA; WIND PATTERNS; YEAR-TO-YEAR VARIATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND DIRECTION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84906785189     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3905     Document Type: Article

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