A comparison of the physical and optical properties of anthropogenic air pollutants and mineral dust over Northwest China

Journal of Meteorological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 180-200

  Wang, Xin ^a   Pu, Wei ^a   Shi, Jinsen ^a   Bi, Jianrong ^a   Zhou, Tian ^a   Zhang, Xueying ^a   Ren, Yong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic air pollutants; Emission factors; Mineral dust; PM10; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST STORM; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRACE GAS;

CHINA;

EID: 85007042114     PISSN: 20956037     EISSN: 21980934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13351-015-4092-0     Document Type: Article

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