Nitrous acid (HONO) in a polluted subtropical atmosphere: Seasonal variability, direct vehicle emissions and heterogeneous production at ground surface

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 106, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-109

  Xu, Zheng ^a,b   Wang, Tao ^a,b   Wu, Jueqi ^b   Xue, Likun ^b   Chan, James ^b   Zha, Qiaozhi ^b   Zhou, Shengzhen ^a,b   Louie, Peter K K ^c   Luk, Connie W Y ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Heterogeneous reaction; Nitrous acid; Seasonal variation; Vehicle emission

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON; NITROGEN OXIDES; VEHICLES;

BLACK CARBON; HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS; NITROUS ACID; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEHICLE EMISSION;

INORGANIC ACIDS;

BLACK CARBON; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HETEROGENEITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TROPOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; EXHAUST GAS; HONG KONG; MEASUREMENT; NIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SPRING; SUBURBAN AREA; TROPOSPHERE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84922677301     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.01.061     Document Type: Article

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