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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12803-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12803-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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30 Sep 2022
Research article |
| 30 Sep 2022
| 30 Sep 2022
Aerosol size distribution changes in FIREX-AQ biomass burning plumes: the impact of plume concentration on coagulation and OA condensation/evaporation
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO, USA
Anna L. Hodshire
Handix Scientific, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Elizabeth B. Wiggins
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Edward L. Winstead
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Hampton, VA, USA
Claire E. Robinson
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Hampton, VA, USA
K. Lee Thornhill
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Science Systems and Applications, Hampton, VA, USA
Kevin J. Sanchez
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Richard H. Moore
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Demetrios Pagonis
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Department of Chemistry, Weber State University, Ogden,
UT, USA
Hongyu Guo
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Pedro Campuzano-Jost
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Jose L. Jimenez
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Matthew M. Coggon
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
NOAA Chemical Science Laboratory (CSL), Boulder, CO, USA
Jonathan M. Dean-Day
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Moffett Field, CA, USA
T. Paul Bui
Atmospheric Science Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,
CA, USA
Jeff Peischl
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
NOAA Chemical Science Laboratory (CSL), Boulder, CO, USA
Robert J. Yokelson
Department of Chemistry, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA
Matthew J. Alvarado
Verisk Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Lexington, MA, USA
Sonia M. Kreidenweis
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO, USA
Shantanu H. Jathar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO, USA
Jeffrey R. Pierce
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO, USA
Data sets
Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality NOAA/NASA https://doi.org/10.5067/ SUBORBITAL/FIREXAQ2019/DATA001
Short summary
The evolution of organic aerosol composition and size is uncertain due to variability within and between smoke plumes. We examine the impact of plume concentration on smoke evolution from smoke plumes sampled by the NASA DC-8 during FIREX-AQ. We find that observed organic aerosol and size distribution changes are correlated to plume aerosol mass concentrations. Additionally, coagulation explains the majority of the observed growth.
The evolution of organic aerosol composition and size is uncertain due to variability within and...
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