Technical note: Relating functional group measurements to carbon types for improved model–measurement comparisons of organic aerosol composition

Takahama, Satoshi; Ruggeri, Giulia

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4433-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4433-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4433-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

Technical note

|

03 Apr 2017

Technical note |

| 03 Apr 2017

Technical note: Relating functional group measurements to carbon types for improved model–measurement comparisons of organic aerosol composition

Satoshi Takahama and Giulia Ruggeri

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4433-2017-supplement

Model code and software

APRL Carbon Type Analysis S. Takahama https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.322736

APRL KPP G/P module S. Takahama and F. A. Bernhard https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.160810

Short summary

We formalize a method for classifying carbon atoms in organic aerosols according to their functionalization. This conceptual approach allows estimation of carbon mass from functional group measurements, which previously required a series of assumptions that were not well constrained. We describe how the proposed strategy can lead to better comparisons among functional group measurements, chemically explicit model simulations, and other measurements.