Characterization of aerosol optical properties, chemical composition and mixing states in the winter season in Shanghai, China

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2412-2422

  Tang, Yong ^a   Huang, Yuanlong ^a   Li, Ling ^a   Chen, Hong ^a   Chen, Jianmin ^a   Yang, Xin ^a   Gao, Song ^b   Gross, Deborah S ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical properties; ATOFMS; Chemical composition; CRDS

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CARBON; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MASS SPECTROMETERS;

AEROSOL LIGHT EXTINCTION; AEROSOL OPTICAL PROPERTY; AEROSOL TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS; ATOFMS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRDS; HIGH EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AMBIENT AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WINTER;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOMETRY; SEASON; WEATHER;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; CITIES; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 84915826173     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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