Influence of relative humidity on aerosol composition: Impacts on light extinction and visibility impairment at two sites in coastal area of China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 500-511

  Qu, W J ^a   Wang, J ^b   Zhang, X Y ^c   Wang, D ^d   Sheng, L F ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosol; Coastal China; Mass extinction efficient; Sulfate fraction; Visibility

Indexed keywords

VISIBILITY;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL CHINA; MASS EXTINCTION; SULFATE FRACTION; VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 84908636841     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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