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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-737-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-737-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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20 Jan 2015
Research article |
| 20 Jan 2015
Investigating types and sources of organic aerosol in Rocky Mountain National Park using aerosol mass spectrometry
M. I. Schurman
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
T. Lee
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
now at: Department of Environmental Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea
Y. Sun
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
now at: State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
B. A. Schichtel
National Park Service/CIRA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
S. M. Kreidenweis
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
J. L. Collett Jr.
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Transport, biomass burning, and in-situ formation contribute to fine particle concentrations at a remote site near Grand Teton National Park M. Schurman et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.04.043
- Seasonal changes of sources and volatility of carbonaceous aerosol at urban, coastal and forest sites in Eastern Europe (Lithuania) A. Masalaite et al. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117374
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Short summary
Atmospheric particles can contribute to environmental degradation. An aerosol mass spectrometer was used with positive matrix factorization to explore submicron particle sources in Rocky Mountain National Park, finding that ammonium (3.9%), nitrate (4.3%), sulfate (16.6%), and two types of oxidized organic aerosol (66.9% total) are transported on upslope winds from the urban Front Range, while local campfires contribute 8.4% of mass.
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