Characterization of criteria air pollutants in Beijing during 2014–2015

Environmental Research

Volumn 154, Issue , 2017, Pages 334-344

  Guo, Hao ^a   Wang, Yungang ^b   Zhang, Hongliang ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GAGO Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Beijing; Criteria pollutants; Meteorology condition; Ozone; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; WIND; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEASON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BEIJING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85012306045     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.01.029     Document Type: Article

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