Chemistry and Physics Faculty Articles
Title
Characterization of Aerosol Optical Properties, Chemical Composition and Mixing States in the Winter Season in Shanghai, China
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2014
Publication Title
Journal of Environmental Sciences
Keywords
Aerosol optical properties, Chemical composition, CRDS, ATOFMS
ISSN
1001-0742
Volume
26
Issue/No.
12
First Page
2412
Last Page
2422
Abstract
Physical and chemical properties of ambient aerosols at the single particle level were studied in Shanghai from December 22 to 28, 2009. A Cavity-Ring-Down Aerosol Extinction Spectrometer (CRD-AES) and a nephelometer were deployed to measure aerosol light extinction and scattering properties, respectively. An Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (ATOFMS) was used to detect single particle sizes and chemical composition. Seven particle types were detected. Air parcels arrived at the sampling site from the vicinity of Shanghai until mid-day of December 25, when they started to originate from North China. The aerosol extinction, scattering, and absorption coefficients all dropped sharply when this cold, clean air arrived. Aerosol particles changed from a highly aged type before this meteorological shift to a relatively fresh type afterwards. The aerosol optical properties were dependent on the wind direction. Aerosols with high extinction coefficient and scattering Ångström exponent (SAE) were observed when the wind blew from the west and northwest, indicating that they were predominantly fine particles. Nitrate and ammonium correlated most strongly with the change in aerosol optical properties. In the elemental carbon/organic carbon (ECOC) particle type, the diurnal trends of single scattering albedo (SSA) and elemental carbon (EC) signal intensity had a negative correlation. We also found a negative correlation (r = − 0.87) between high mass-OC particle number fraction and the SSA in a relatively clean period, suggesting that particulate aromatic components might play an important role in light absorption in urban areas.
NSUWorks Citation
Tang, Y., Huang, Y., Li, L., Chen, H., Chen, J., Yang, X., Gao, S., & Gross, D. S. (2014). Characterization of Aerosol Optical Properties, Chemical Composition and Mixing States in the Winter Season in Shanghai, China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 26, (12), 2412 - 2422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2014.03.002. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facarticles/55
DOI
10.1016/j.jes.2014.03.002
Comments
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