Seasonal variations in water soluble inorganic ions, OC and EC in PM10 and PM>10 aerosols over Delhi: Influence of sources and meteorological factors

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1165-1178

  Kumar, Pawan ^a   Yadav, Sudesh ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Air quality; Carbon fractions; Processes; Soluble ions

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; IONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PROCESSING;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; CARBON FRACTION; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; SOLUBLE IONS; WATER SOLUBLE INORGANIC IONS;

COAL COMBUSTION;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON; COAL; COMBUSTION; DIAMETER; DUST; EXHAUST EMISSION; ION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 84964309721     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.07.0472     Document Type: Article

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