Articles | Volume 22, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9283-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9283-2022
Research article
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19 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 19 Jul 2022

Volatility parameterization of ambient organic aerosols at a rural site of the North China Plain

Siman Ren, Lei Yao, Yuwei Wang, Gan Yang, Yiliang Liu, Yueyang Li, Yiqun Lu, Lihong Wang, and Lin Wang

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We improved the empirical functions between volatility and chemical formulas of organic aerosols based on lab experiments and field observations. It was found that organic compounds in ambient aerosols can be divided into two groups according to their O / C ratios and that there should be specialized volatility parameterizations for different O / C organic compounds.
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