What chemical species are responsible for new particle formation and growth in the Netherlands? A hybrid positive matrix factorization (PMF) analysis using aerosol composition (ACSM) and size (SMPS)
Farhan R. Nursanto,Roy Meinen,Rupert Holzinger,Maarten C. Krol,Xinya Liu,Ulrike Dusek,Bas Henzing,and Juliane L. Fry
Meteorology and Air Quality (MAQ), Environmental Sciences Group,
Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Wageningen, 6708PB, the
Netherlands
Department of
Physics, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 5, 3584CC, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Xinya Liu
Centre for Isotope Research (CIO), Energy and Sustainability Research
Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, the
Netherlands
Ulrike Dusek
Centre for Isotope Research (CIO), Energy and Sustainability Research
Institute Groningen (ESRIG), University of Groningen, Groningen 9747 AG, the
Netherlands
Particulate matter (PM) is a harmful air pollutant that depends on the complex mixture of natural and anthropogenic emissions into the atmosphere. Thus, in different regions and seasons, the way that PM is formed and grows can differ. In this study, we use a combined statistical analysis of the chemical composition and particle size distribution to determine what drives particle formation and growth across seasons, using varying wind directions to elucidate the role of different sources.
Particulate matter (PM) is a harmful air pollutant that depends on the complex mixture of...
