Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization
Three years of continuous Aerosol Mass Spectrometry measurements at the Mace Head Global Atmosphere Watch research station revealed seasonal patterns in the chemical composition of submicron NE Atlantic marine aerosol as well as distinct chemical signatures associated with marine air masses of diffe...
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ftnuigalway:oai:https://researchrepository.universityofgalway.ie:10379/13373 2024-09-30T14:30:40+00:00 Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization Ovadnevaite, Jurgita Ceburnis, Darius Leinert, Stephan Dall'Osto, Manuel Canagaratna, Manjula O'Doherty, Simon Berresheim, Harald O'Dowd, Colin 2014-10-18 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/13373 https://doi.org/10.13025/28524 https://doi.org/10.1002/2013jd021330 unknown Wiley-Blackwell Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Ovadnevaite, Jurgita; Ceburnis, Darius; Leinert, Stephan; Dall'Osto, Manuel; Canagaratna, Manjula; O'Doherty, Simon; Berresheim, Harald; O'Dowd, Colin (2014). Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 119 (20), 11850-11863 2169-897X http://hdl.handle.net/10379/13373 https://doi.org/10.13025/28524 doi:10.1002/2013jd021330 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ seasonal trends marine aerosol primary organic matter aerosol mass spectrometry dissolved organic-matter central arctic-ocean sea-salt sulfate boundary-layer high-resolution fatty-acids mace head spectrometer particles atmosphere Article 2014 ftnuigalway https://doi.org/10.13025/2852410.1002/2013jd021330 2024-09-17T14:44:30Z Three years of continuous Aerosol Mass Spectrometry measurements at the Mace Head Global Atmosphere Watch research station revealed seasonal patterns in the chemical composition of submicron NE Atlantic marine aerosol as well as distinct chemical signatures associated with marine air masses of different origin (i.e., polar, Arctic, or tropical). Concentrations of secondary inorganic aerosol species and both primary and secondary organic compounds were closely related to oceanic biological activity and ranged from low median mass concentrations during winter to high median values during summer as follows: 0.025-0.9 mu gm(-3) for nonsea-salt sulfate (nss-sulfate), 0.025-0.4 mu gm(-3) for organic matter, 0-0.09 mu gm(-3) for methanesulfonic acid (MSA). Sea-salt concentrations illustrated an opposite pattern with the highest median value being observed during winter (0.74 mu gm(-3)) and lowest during summer (0.08 mu gm(-3)). Maritime polar air masses typically featured the highest concentrations of sea salt and marine organics, particularly enhanced under primary organic plumes during periods of high biological activity. MSA and nss-sulfate were more prominent in tropical air masses. The oxidation of organic matter increased with increasing ozone concentration and wintertime (low biological activity) organic matter displayed a different fragmentation pattern from that of summertime organic compounds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway: ARAN Arctic Arctic Ocean Mace ENVELOPE(155.883,155.883,-81.417,-81.417) |
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seasonal trends marine aerosol primary organic matter aerosol mass spectrometry dissolved organic-matter central arctic-ocean sea-salt sulfate boundary-layer high-resolution fatty-acids mace head spectrometer particles atmosphere Ovadnevaite, Jurgita Ceburnis, Darius Leinert, Stephan Dall'Osto, Manuel Canagaratna, Manjula O'Doherty, Simon Berresheim, Harald O'Dowd, Colin Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization |
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seasonal trends marine aerosol primary organic matter aerosol mass spectrometry dissolved organic-matter central arctic-ocean sea-salt sulfate boundary-layer high-resolution fatty-acids mace head spectrometer particles atmosphere |
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Three years of continuous Aerosol Mass Spectrometry measurements at the Mace Head Global Atmosphere Watch research station revealed seasonal patterns in the chemical composition of submicron NE Atlantic marine aerosol as well as distinct chemical signatures associated with marine air masses of different origin (i.e., polar, Arctic, or tropical). Concentrations of secondary inorganic aerosol species and both primary and secondary organic compounds were closely related to oceanic biological activity and ranged from low median mass concentrations during winter to high median values during summer as follows: 0.025-0.9 mu gm(-3) for nonsea-salt sulfate (nss-sulfate), 0.025-0.4 mu gm(-3) for organic matter, 0-0.09 mu gm(-3) for methanesulfonic acid (MSA). Sea-salt concentrations illustrated an opposite pattern with the highest median value being observed during winter (0.74 mu gm(-3)) and lowest during summer (0.08 mu gm(-3)). Maritime polar air masses typically featured the highest concentrations of sea salt and marine organics, particularly enhanced under primary organic plumes during periods of high biological activity. MSA and nss-sulfate were more prominent in tropical air masses. The oxidation of organic matter increased with increasing ozone concentration and wintertime (low biological activity) organic matter displayed a different fragmentation pattern from that of summertime organic compounds. |
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Ovadnevaite, Jurgita Ceburnis, Darius Leinert, Stephan Dall'Osto, Manuel Canagaratna, Manjula O'Doherty, Simon Berresheim, Harald O'Dowd, Colin |
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Ovadnevaite, Jurgita Ceburnis, Darius Leinert, Stephan Dall'Osto, Manuel Canagaratna, Manjula O'Doherty, Simon Berresheim, Harald O'Dowd, Colin |
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Ovadnevaite, Jurgita |
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Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization |
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Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization |
title_full |
Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization |
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Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization |
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Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization |
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submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization |
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Wiley-Blackwell |
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2014 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/13373 https://doi.org/10.13025/28524 https://doi.org/10.1002/2013jd021330 |
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ENVELOPE(155.883,155.883,-81.417,-81.417) |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Mace |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Ovadnevaite, Jurgita; Ceburnis, Darius; Leinert, Stephan; Dall'Osto, Manuel; Canagaratna, Manjula; O'Doherty, Simon; Berresheim, Harald; O'Dowd, Colin (2014). Submicron ne atlantic marine aerosol chemical composition and abundance: seasonal trends and air mass categorization. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 119 (20), 11850-11863 2169-897X http://hdl.handle.net/10379/13373 https://doi.org/10.13025/28524 doi:10.1002/2013jd021330 |
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