Concentrations and sources of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) from 2005 to 2013 in Hong Kong: A multi-year real-time data analysis

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 196-206

  Ou, Jiamin ^a   Guo, Hai ^a   Zheng, Junyu ^b   Cheung, Kalam ^a   Louie, Peter K K ^c   Ling, Zhenhao ^a   Wang, Dawei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Multi year trends; NMHCs; Photochemical reaction loss; PMF; Source apportionment

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DATA HANDLING; FACTORIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ARCHITECTURAL PAINTS; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG); MULTI-YEAR TRENDS; NMHCS; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION MODELS; REAL TIME DATA ANALYSIS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NON METHANE HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA INTERPRETATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; NONMETHANE HYDROCARBON; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REAL TIME; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TREND ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METEOROLOGY; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84919797615     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.12.048     Document Type: Article

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