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Sources and atmospheric processing of organic aerosol in the Mediterranean: insights from aerosol mass spectrometer factor analysis |
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L. Hildebrandt, E. Kostenidou, V. A. Lanz, A. S. H. Prévôt, U. Baltensperger, N. Mihalopoulos, A. Laaksonen, N. M. Donahue, S. N. Pandis |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 11, no. 23 ; Nr. 11, no. 23 (2011-12-13), S.12499-12515 |
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250010261
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copernicus.org/acp-11-12499-2011.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
Atmospheric particles were measured in the late winter (25 February–26
March 2009) at a remote coastal site on the island of Crete, Greece during
the Finokalia Aerosol Measurement Experiment-2009. A quadrupole aerosol mass
spectrometer (Q-AMS) was employed to quantify the size-resolved chemical
composition of non-refractory submicron aerosol, and a thermodenuder was
used to analyze the organic aerosol (OA) volatility. Complementary
measurements included particle size distributions from a scanning mobility
particle sizer, inorganic and organic particle composition from filter
analysis, air ion concentrations, O3, NOx and NOy concentrations, and meteorological measurements. Factor analysis was
performed on the OA mass spectra, and the variability in OA composition
could best be explained with three OA components. The oxygenated organic
aerosol (OOA) was similar in composition and volatility to the summertime OA
previously measured at this site and may represent an effective endpoint in
particle-phase oxidation of organics. The two other OA components, one
associated with amines (Amine-OA) and the other probably associated with the
burning of olive branches (OB-OA), had very low volatility but were less
oxygenated. Hydrocarbon-like organic aerosol (HOA) was not detected. The
absence of OB-OA and Amine-OA in the summer data may be due to lower
emissions and/or photochemical conversion of these components to OOA. |
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