Source appointment of nitrogen in PM2.5 based on bulk δ15N signatures and a Bayesian isotope mixing model

Yan-Li Wang; Xue-Yan Liu; Wei Song; Wen Yang; Bin Han; Xiao-Yan Dou; Xu-Dong Zhao; Zhao-Liang Song; Cong-Qiang Liu; Zhi-Peng Bai

doi:10.1080/16000889.2017.1299672

Source appointment of nitrogen in PM2.5 based on bulk δ15N signatures and a Bayesian isotope mixing model

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 69 (2017): Issue 1

By: Yan-Li Wang, Xue-Yan Liu, Wei Song, Wen Yang, Bin Han, Xiao-Yan Dou, Xu-Dong Zhao, Zhao-Liang Song, Cong-Qiang Liu and Zhi-Peng Bai

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Submitted on: Jan 20, 2017

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Keywords:

nitrogen isotope,

aerosol,

air pollution,

source apportionment,

ammonium

© 2017 Yan-Li Wang, Xue-Yan Liu, Wei Song, Wen Yang, Bin Han, Xiao-Yan Dou, Xu-Dong Zhao, Zhao-Liang Song, Cong-Qiang Liu, Zhi-Peng Bai, published by Stockholm University Press
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