Re-examination of C1-C5 alkyl nitrates in Hong Kong using an observation-based model

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 120, Issue , 2015, Pages 28-37

  Lyu, X P ^a   Ling, Z H ^a,b   Guo, H ^a   Saunders, S M ^c   Lam, S H M ^c,d   Wang, N ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Liu, M ^a   Wang, T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Pacific Environment Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkyl nitrate; Field observation; O3 production; PBM MCM model; Photochemical formation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMING; REDUCTION;

ALKYL NITRATES; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; FIELD MEASUREMENT DATA; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; MASTER CHEMICAL MECHANISM; OBSERVATION-BASED MODEL; PHOTOCHEMICAL BOX MODEL; PHOTOCHEMICAL FORMATION;

NITRATES;

2 BUTYL NITRATE; 2 PENTYL NITRATE; 3 PENTYL NITRATE; CARBON; N PROPYL NITRATE; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; OZONE; PROPYL NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FIELD METHOD; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NITRATE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OZONE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOMASS; HONG KONG; NITROGEN PARTITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPRING;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84940770291     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.08.083     Document Type: Article

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