Articles | Volume 18, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3701-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3701-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Ubiquitous influence of wildfire emissions and secondary organic aerosol on summertime atmospheric aerosol in the forested Great Lakes region
Matthew J. Gunsch
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Nathaniel W. May
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Miao Wen
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Courtney L. H. Bottenus
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
Daniel J. Gardner
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Timothy M. VanReken
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
now at: National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, USA
Steven B. Bertman
Department of Chemistry, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
Philip K. Hopke
Center for Air Resources, Engineering and Science, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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UMBS: PROPHET Aerosol and Ozone Data M. J. Gunsch, K. A. Pratt, A. P. Ault, and T. M. VanReken https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/b0943aacce8ad7dea732e2442d22ac53
Short summary
During summer 2014, atmospheric particulate matter in northern Michigan was impacted by wildfire emissions under all air mass conditions (Canadian wildfires, US urban, and Canadian forest influences). Biomass burning particles coated with secondary organic aerosol contributed the majority of the submicron aerosol mass. Given increasing wildfires, the impacts of biomass burning on air quality must be assessed, particularly for downwind areas impacted by long-range transport.
During summer 2014, atmospheric particulate matter in northern Michigan was impacted by wildfire...
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