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Primary and secondary organic carbon downwind of Mexico City |
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X.-Y. Yu, R. A. Cary, N. S. Laulainen |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 9, no. 18 ; Nr. 9, no. 18 (2009-09-18), S.6793-6814 |
| Datensatznummer |
250007633
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-9-6793-2009.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In order to study particulate matter transport and transformation in the
Megacity environment, fine particulate carbon was measured simultaneously at
two supersites, suburban T1 and rural T2, downwind of Mexico City during the
MILAGRO field campaign in March 2006. Organic carbon (OC), element carbon
(EC), and total carbon (TC=OC+EC) were determined in near real-time using a
Sunset semi-continuous OCEC field analyzer. The semi-empirical EC tracer
method was used to derive primary organic carbon (POC) and secondary organic
carbon (SOC). Diurnal variations of primary and secondary carbon were
observed at T1 and T2, which resulted from boundary layer inversion and
impacted by local traffic patterns. The majority of organic carbon particles
at T1 and T2 were secondary. The SOCTC% (SOC%=SOC/TC×100%) at
T1 ranged from 0.5–93.8% with an average of 63.5±17.2%. The
SOCTC% at T2 ranged from 9.3–98.1% with an average of
67.4±12.4%. The average EC to PM2.5 percentage
(ECPM%=EC/PM2.5×100%) and OCPM% were 6.0% and
20.0% over the whole sampling time at T1. The POC to PM percentage
(POCPM%) and SOCPM% were 3.7% and 16.3%, respectively
at the same site. The maximum ECPM% was 21.2%, and the maximum
OCPM% was 57.2% at T1. The maximum POCPM% was 12.9%,
and the maximum SOCPM% was 49.7% at T1. Comparison of SOC and POC
at T1 and T2 showed similar characteristics under favorable meteorological
conditions, which indicated that transport from T1 towards T2 took place.
Strong correlations between EC and carbon monoxide (CO) and odd nitrogen
species (NO and NOx) were observed at T1. This indicated that EC had nearby
sources, such as local traffic emissions. The EC/CO ratio derived by linear
regression analysis, with units of μg C/m3 and μg/m3,
respectively, was 0.004 at T1. Correlations were also seen between OC and SOC
vs. the sum of oxidants, such as O3 and NO2, suggesting the
secondary nature of carbons observed at T1. |
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