Seasonal characterization of components and size distributions for submicron aerosols in Beijing

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 890-900

  Zhang, YangMei ^a   Sun, JunYing ^a   Zhang, XiaoYe ^a   Shen, XiaoJing ^a   Wang, TingTing ^b   Qin, MingKai ^c  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b Heilongjiang province meteorological observatory   (China)

^c Fengtai District Meteorological Bureau of Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

aerosol; AMS; Beijing; chemical components; seasonal variation; size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AMERICIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

AERODYNE AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETER; BEIJING; CHEMICAL COMPONENT; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; MASS CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBMICRON AEROSOL;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMMONIUM; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NITRATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 85027946257     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-012-4515-z     Document Type: Article

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