Characteristics of carbonaceous aerosols in Beijing based on two-year observation

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 202-208

  Xu, Zhongjun ^a   Wen, Tianxue ^b   Li, Xingru ^c   Wang, Jinggang ^a   Wang, Yuesi ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^c CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Carbonaceous aerosols; Elemental carbon; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923173143     PISSN: 13091042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5094/APR.2015.024     Document Type: Article

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