Investigating size-segregated sources of elemental composition of particulate matter in the South China Sea during the 2011 <i>Vasco</i> cruise

Hilario, Miguel Ricardo A.; Cruz, Melliza T.; Cambaliza, Maria Obiminda L.; Reid, Jeffrey S.; Xian, Peng; Simpas, James B.; Lagrosas, Nofel D.; Uy, Sherdon Niño Y.; Cliff, Steve; Zhao, Yongjing

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-1255-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-1255-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-1255-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 3

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04 Feb 2020

Research article |

| 04 Feb 2020

Investigating size-segregated sources of elemental composition of particulate matter in the South China Sea during the 2011 Vasco cruise

Miguel Ricardo A. Hilario, Melliza T. Cruz, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, Jeffrey S. Reid, Peng Xian, James B. Simpas, Nofel D. Lagrosas, Sherdon Niño Y. Uy, Steve Cliff, and Yongjing Zhao

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RC1: 'Review of the manuscript ‘Investigating size-segregated sources of elemental composition of particulate matter in the South China Sea during the 2011 Vasco Cruise’', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Oct 2019
RC2: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Oct 2019
AC1: 'Authors' Response to Reviewer Comments', Miguel Ricardo Hilario, 19 Nov 2019

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The research apportions size-resolved aerosol contributions from the South China Sea during the Vasco research cruise in September 2011. As aerosols can affect precipitation rates and cloud formation, identifying sources is key to characterizing the region and developing our understanding of aerosol–cloud behavior. A strong biomass burning signal was identified using elemental particulate matter in the fine and ultrafine size ranges. Oil combustion, soil dust, and sea spray were also identified.