Evaluating the effects of springtime dust storms over Beijing and the associated characteristics of sub-micron aerosol

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 680-692

  Xu, Peng ^a,b   Zhang, Junke ^b   Ji, Dongsheng ^b   Liu, Zirui ^b   Tang, Guiqian ^b   Hu, Bo ^b   Jiang, Changsheng ^a   Wang, Yuesi ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Dust storm; NR PM1; Organic aerosols; Springtime

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DUST; NITRATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BEIJING; DUST STORM; NR-PM1; ORGANIC AEROSOL; SPRINGTIME;

STORMS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AMMONIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST STORM; HAZE; NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFATE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 85014124234     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.05.0195     Document Type: Article

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