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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9525-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9525-2023
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29 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2023

Climatology of aerosol properties at an atmospheric monitoring site on the northern California coast

Erin K. Boedicker, Elisabeth Andrews, Patrick J. Sheridan, and Patricia K. Quinn

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We present 15 years of measurements from a marine site on the northern California coast and characterize the seasonal trends of aerosol ion composition and optical properties at the site. We investigate the relationship between the chemical and optical properties and show that they both support similar seasonal variations in aerosol sources at the site. Additionally, we show through comparisons to other marine aerosol observations that the site is representative of a clean marine environment.
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