Articles | Volume 19, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2259-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2259-2019
Research article
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21 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 21 Feb 2019

Mineralogy and mixing state of north African mineral dust by online single-particle mass spectrometry

Nicholas A. Marsden, Romy Ullrich, Ottmar Möhler, Stine Eriksen Hammer, Konrad Kandler, Zhiqiang Cui, Paul I. Williams, Michael J. Flynn, Dantong Liu, James D. Allan, and Hugh Coe

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UK ICE-D: atmospheric measurements dataset collection L. Bennett http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/d7e02c75191a4515a28a208c8a069e70

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The composition of airborne dust influences climate and ecosystems but its measurements presents a huge analytical challenge. Using online single-particle mass spectrometry, we demonstrate differences in mineralogy and mixing state can be detected in real time in both laboratory studies and ambient measurements. The results provide insights into the temporal and spatial evolution of dust properties that will be useful for aerosol–cloud interaction studies and dust cycle modelling.
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