Source apportionment of particles at Station Nord, North East Greenland during 2008–2010 using COPREM and PMF analysis
In order to develop strategies for controlling and reducing Arctic air pollution, there is a need to understand the basic mechanisms for determining the fate of air pollution in the Arctic. Sources of atmospheric particles at Station Nord (81° 36' N, 16° 40' W) in North East Greenland were...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a94b17bef1fa46969df0bcac3737e2a9 2023-05-15T14:56:35+02:00 Source apportionment of particles at Station Nord, North East Greenland during 2008–2010 using COPREM and PMF analysis Q. T. Nguyen H. Skov L. L. Sørensen B. J. Jensen A. G. Grube A. Massling M. Glasius J. K. Nøjgaard 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-35-2013 https://doaj.org/article/a94b17bef1fa46969df0bcac3737e2a9 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/35/2013/acp-13-35-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7316 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7324 doi:10.5194/acp-13-35-2013 1680-7316 1680-7324 https://doaj.org/article/a94b17bef1fa46969df0bcac3737e2a9 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 35-49 (2013) Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-35-2013 2022-12-31T06:26:35Z In order to develop strategies for controlling and reducing Arctic air pollution, there is a need to understand the basic mechanisms for determining the fate of air pollution in the Arctic. Sources of atmospheric particles at Station Nord (81° 36' N, 16° 40' W) in North East Greenland were evaluated for a two-year period from March 2008 to February 2010. Source apportionment using Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) and COnstrained Physical REceptor Model (COPREM) was based on measurements of black carbon, elements (Al, Si, S, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Zr, Pb) and inorganic ions (SO 2 , SO 4 2− , Na + , NH 4 + , NO 3 − , Cl 2− . In general, source apportionment results by PMF and COPREM showed good agreement. Five sources adequately explained the measurements, which included a Marine and a Soil source of natural origin and three additional anthropogenic sources, which were all influenced by metal industries. One anthropogenic source was dominated by Zn of which air mass back trajectories using the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model suggested a Canadian Arctic origin, despite certain influences from Southern and Eastern origins. Another anthropogenic source was characterised by high concentrations of Pb and As, which has been historically referred to as a Combustion source at Station Nord. The impacts of large-scale industry in Siberia, Russia were evident through high Cu concentrations in both the Combustion source and an additional Cu/Ni source. Br correlated well with the anthropogenic species S and Pb though the elements are unlikely to have a common origin. More likely, sulphuric acid aerosols serve as transport containers for Br species of marine origin. Of particular relevance to climate, sources of black carbon were identified to be mainly anthropogenic and most probably of Siberian origin (80–98%). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic black carbon East Greenland Greenland Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland Station Nord ENVELOPE(-16.663,-16.663,81.599,81.599) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13 1 35 49 |
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In order to develop strategies for controlling and reducing Arctic air pollution, there is a need to understand the basic mechanisms for determining the fate of air pollution in the Arctic. Sources of atmospheric particles at Station Nord (81° 36' N, 16° 40' W) in North East Greenland were evaluated for a two-year period from March 2008 to February 2010. Source apportionment using Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) and COnstrained Physical REceptor Model (COPREM) was based on measurements of black carbon, elements (Al, Si, S, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Zr, Pb) and inorganic ions (SO 2 , SO 4 2− , Na + , NH 4 + , NO 3 − , Cl 2− . In general, source apportionment results by PMF and COPREM showed good agreement. Five sources adequately explained the measurements, which included a Marine and a Soil source of natural origin and three additional anthropogenic sources, which were all influenced by metal industries. One anthropogenic source was dominated by Zn of which air mass back trajectories using the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model suggested a Canadian Arctic origin, despite certain influences from Southern and Eastern origins. Another anthropogenic source was characterised by high concentrations of Pb and As, which has been historically referred to as a Combustion source at Station Nord. The impacts of large-scale industry in Siberia, Russia were evident through high Cu concentrations in both the Combustion source and an additional Cu/Ni source. Br correlated well with the anthropogenic species S and Pb though the elements are unlikely to have a common origin. More likely, sulphuric acid aerosols serve as transport containers for Br species of marine origin. Of particular relevance to climate, sources of black carbon were identified to be mainly anthropogenic and most probably of Siberian origin (80–98%). |
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Source apportionment of particles at Station Nord, North East Greenland during 2008–2010 using COPREM and PMF analysis |
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Source apportionment of particles at Station Nord, North East Greenland during 2008–2010 using COPREM and PMF analysis |
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Source apportionment of particles at Station Nord, North East Greenland during 2008–2010 using COPREM and PMF analysis |
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Source apportionment of particles at Station Nord, North East Greenland during 2008–2010 using COPREM and PMF analysis |
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Source apportionment of particles at Station Nord, North East Greenland during 2008–2010 using COPREM and PMF analysis |
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