Spatial and temporal variation of particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in China during 2014–2016

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 161, Issue , 2017, Pages 235-246

  Li, Rui ^a   Cui, Lulu ^a   Li, Junlin ^a   Zhao, An ^c   Fu, Hongbo ^a,b   Wu, Yu ^a   Zhang, Liwu ^a   Kong, Lingdong ^a   Chen, Jianmin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Gaseous pollutants; Non attainment; Particulate matter; Spatial and temporal variation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CORRELATION METHODS; FOG; NITROGEN OXIDES;

CHINA; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; NON-ATTAINMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYDROPOWER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUMMER;

CHINA; HAINAN;

EID: 85019118037     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.05.008     Document Type: Article

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