Impact of urbanization level on urban air quality: A case of fine particles (PM2. 5) in Chinese cities

L Han, W Zhou, W Li, L Li - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
We examined and compared PM 2.5 concentrations in urban and the surrounding regions,
and further investigated the impact of urbanization on urban PM 2.5 concentrations at the …

The evolution of chemical components of aerosols at five monitoring sites of China during dust storms

Y Wang, G Zhuang, A Tang, W Zhang, Y Sun… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
Daily PM2. 5 and TSP and their chemical composition with two dust events (DS1: 9–10
March and DS2: 27–30 March) were simultaneously observed for the period of 9 March–23 …

Continuous measurement of number concentrations and elemental composition of aerosol particles for a dust storm event in Beijing

R Zhang, Z Han, Z Shen, J Cao - Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2008 - Springer
A continuous measurement of number size distributions and chemical composition of
aerosol particles was conducted in Beijing in a dust storm event during 21–26 March 2001 …

The changes and long-range transport of PM2. 5 in Beijing in the past decade

L Han, S Cheng, G Zhuang, H Ning, H Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
A sampling campaign of PM 2.5 in Beijing from 2002 to 2004 and from 2011 to 2013 was
performed to investigate the changes of typical characteristics of PM 2.5 at the …

Physical characteristics of dust aerosol over Hunshan Dake sandland in Northern China

T Cheng, D Lu, H Chen, Y Xu - Atmospheric Environment, 2005 - Elsevier
Physical characteristics of dust aerosol were determined for samples collected from
Hunshan Dake sandland of China in spring 2001. Number concentration and size …

Coarse and accumulation mode particles associated with Asian dust in southwestern Japan

D Zhang, Y Iwasaka, A Matsuki, K Ueno… - Atmospheric …, 2006 - Elsevier
Number and mass concentrations of atmospheric particles were measured at a surface site
on the southwestern Japan coast from March to May 2002. Particles were collected when …

The characteristics of atmospheric aerosol at Aksu, an Asian dust-source region of north-west China: A summary of observations over the three years from March 2001 …

S Yabuki, M Mikami, Y Nakamura, S Kanayama, F Fu… - 気象集誌. 第2 輯, 2005 - jlc.jst.go.jp
Aerosol sampling and meteorological observations were carried out from March 2001 to
April 2004 at Aksu, in the northern part of the Taklimakan Desert in north-west China. There …

Characterization of airborne individual particles collected in an urban area, a satellite city and a clean air area in Beijing, 2001

Z Shi, L Shao, TP Jones, AG Whittaker, S Lu… - Atmospheric …, 2003 - Elsevier
Collection campaigns for PM10 and PM2. 5 have been conducted in a northwestern Beijing
urban area in monthly periods over 2001, with 7 days collection per month. The samples …

Observation of number concentration of desert aerosols in the south of the Taklimakan Desert, China

M Mikami, T Aoki, M Ishizuka, S Yabum, Y Yamada… - 気象集誌. 第2 輯, 2005 - jlc.jst.go.jp
Observation of number concentration of aerosol particles in the south of the Taklimakan
Desert, China, was conducted using optical panicle counter (OPC). Observations were …

Particle number size distribution in the urban atmosphere of Beijing, China

Z Wu, M Hu, P Lin, S Liu, B Wehner… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Two-year measurements of particle number size distribution (3nm–10μm) were conducted in
Beijing, China since March 2004. Their seasonal, weekly and diurnal variations and …