Articles | Volume 17, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-1381-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-1381-2017
Research article
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30 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 30 Jan 2017

Potential sources and processes affecting speciated atmospheric mercury at Kejimkujik National Park, Canada: comparison of receptor models and data treatment methods

Xiaohong Xu, Yanyin Liao, Irene Cheng, and Leiming Zhang

Data sets

Atmospheric Mercury Network (AMNet) National Atmospheric Deposition Program http://nadp.sws.uiuc.edu/amn/data.aspx

Canadian National Atmospheric Chemistry Particulate Matter Database for 2009­–2010 (NatChem) Environment Canada https://www.ec.gc.ca/natchem/

National Air Pollution Surveillance data for 2009­–2010 (NAPS) Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/rnspa-naps/

Historical Climate Data Environment Canada http://climate.weather.gc.ca/

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Short summary
This study addresses two issues related to source–receptor analysis of speciated atmospheric mercury: (1) comparing PMF and PCA and (2) testing different approaches in data selection for PMF modeling.
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