The weekday/weekend ozone differences induced by the emissions change during summer and autumn in Guangzhou, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 199, Issue , 2019, Pages 114-126

  Zou, Y ^a   Charlesworth, E ^b   Yin, C Q ^a   Yan, X L ^b,c   Deng, X J ^a   Li, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Emissions change; Guangzhou; Ozone seasons; Weekday weekend ozone

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; MIXING; OZONE; TITRATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; DIURNAL PATTERN; GUANGZHOU; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

HYDROCARBON; ISOPRENE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; AUTUMN; EMISSION; HYDROCARBON; MIXING RATIO; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CITY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; TITRIMETRY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 85056768944     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.11.019     Document Type: Article

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