Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
ACP
Articles | Volume 17, issue 14
Articles | Volume 17, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8939-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8939-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 14
Research article
 | 
25 Jul 2017
Research article |  | 25 Jul 2017

Speciation of organic aerosols in the Saharan Air Layer and in the free troposphere westerlies

M. Isabel García, Barend L. van Drooge, Sergio Rodríguez, and Andrés Alastuey

Viewed

Total article views: 3,287 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
2,088 1,070 129 3,287 435 115 222
  • HTML: 2,088
  • PDF: 1,070
  • XML: 129
  • Total: 3,287
  • Supplement: 435
  • BibTeX: 115
  • EndNote: 222
Views and downloads (calculated since 27 Feb 2017)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 27 Feb 2017)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 3,287 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 3,282 with geography defined and 5 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 08 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
Speciation of organic aerosol was performed in the westerlies and in the Saharan Air Layer, where biogenic secondary organic aerosol (oxidation of isoprene and alpha-pinene) and primary combustion compounds (hopanes and PAHs) were observed. In the Saharan Air Layer, species (saccharides) linked to soil emission – plant tissues and microorganisms – in the inner Sahara were also identified, whereas in the westerlies biomass burning compounds (e.g. levoglucosan) from North America also occurred.
Read more
Share
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint