Organic aerosol in the summertime southeastern United States: components and their link to volatility distribution, oxidation state and hygroscopicity

Kostenidou, Evangelia; Karnezi, Eleni; Hite Jr., James R.; Bougiatioti, Aikaterini; Cerully, Kate; Xu, Lu; Ng, Nga L.; Nenes, Athanasios; Pandis, Spyros N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5799-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5799-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5799-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

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26 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 26 Apr 2018

Organic aerosol in the summertime southeastern United States: components and their link to volatility distribution, oxidation state and hygroscopicity

Evangelia Kostenidou, Eleni Karnezi, James R. Hite Jr., Aikaterini Bougiatioti, Kate Cerully, Lu Xu, Nga L. Ng, Athanasios Nenes, and Spyros N. Pandis

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Reveiw on Kostenidou et al. 2017', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Dec 2017
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Spyros Pandis, 16 Mar 2018
RC2: 'review', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Spyros Pandis, 18 Mar 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Spyros Pandis on behalf of the Authors (26 Mar 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Mar 2018) by Manabu Shiraiwa

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (03 Apr 2018)

ED: Publish as is (03 Apr 2018) by Manabu Shiraiwa

AR by Spyros Pandis on behalf of the Authors (04 Apr 2018)

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The volatility distribution of organic aerosol (OA) and its sources during the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS) was estimated. The volatility distribution of all components covered a wide range including both semi-volatile and low-volatility components. The oxygen content of the factors can be combined with their estimated volatility and hygroscopicity to provide a better view of their physical properties.