Continental export efficiencies and delineation of sources for trace gases and black carbon in North-East India: Seasonal variability

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 125, Issue , 2016, Pages 474-485

  Pathak, Binita ^a   Chutia, Lakhima ^a   Bharali, Chandrakala ^a   Bhuyan, Pradip Kumar ^a  

^a DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BC; CO; CWT; Export efficiency; NOx; SO2

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON; COBALT; CORRELATION METHODS;

BACK TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS; BC; CHEMICAL ATMOSPHERE; CWT; EMISSION INVENTORIES; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS; PEARSON CORRELATION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY;

EFFICIENCY;

BLACK CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BLACK CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACE GAS; TRACER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BOUNDARY LAYER; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

INDIA;

EID: 84954378000     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.020     Document Type: Article

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