Observation analysis on characteristics of formation, evolution and transition of a long-lasting severe fog and haze episode in North China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 329-344

  Guo, LiJun ^a,b   Guo, XueLiang ^a   Fang, ChunGang ^a   Zhu, ShiChao ^a,b  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

aerosol accumulation; haze and fog; North China; transition of haze into fog

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONDENSATION; DROPS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; VISIBILITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHARACTERISTICS AND MECHANISMS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; NORTH CHINA; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS;

FOG;

EID: 84925496872     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: 18691897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-014-4924-2     Document Type: Article

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