Comparison of hourly PM2.5 observations between urban and suburban areas in Beijing, China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 12264-12276

  Yao, Ling ^a,c   Lu, Ning ^a,c   Yue, Xiafang ^a,c   Du, Jia ^a,c   Yang, Cundong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air quality; Day of week pattern; Diurnal variations; PM2.5 concentration; Spatial variations

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHINA; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASON; TIME FACTOR; URBANIZATION;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BEIJING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84942937060     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121012264     Document Type: Article

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