Temporal variability of primary and secondary aerosols over northern India: Impact of biomass burning emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 125, Issue , 2016, Pages 396-403

  Rastogi, N ^a   Singh, A ^b   Sarin, M M ^a   Singh, D ^b  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b PUNJABI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous aerosols; Paddy residue burning; Tropical region; Water soluble aerosols; Wheat residue burning

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE CHANGE;

AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; BIOMASS BURNING EMISSIONS; BOUNDARY LAYER DYNAMICS; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGES; TROPICAL REGIONS; WATERSOLUBLE;

AEROSOLS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; EMISSION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL REGION;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL; HUMIDITY; INDIA; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON;

INDIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84954388703     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.06.010     Document Type: Article

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