A time series analysis of multiple ambient pollutants to investigate the underlying air pollution dynamics and interactions

Chemosphere

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 571-580

  Yu, Hwa Lung ^a   Lin, Yuan Chien ^a   Kuo, Yi Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic factor analysis; Particulate matter; Photochemical reactions; Secondary pollutants; Temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; DYNAMICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOG; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; STORMS;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; DYNAMIC FACTOR ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NON-STATIONARY VARIATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SECONDARY POLLUTANTS; TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

RAIN; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION MONITORING; TIME SERIES;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN DUST STORM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DUST; DYNAMIC FACTOR ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HURRICANE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; MULTIPLE AMBIENT POLLUTANT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WEATHER; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN;

EID: 84930573287     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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