State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology and Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China
Ru-Jin Huang
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology and Key Laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China
Darius Ceburnis
School of Physics, Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
Colin O'Dowd
School of Physics, Centre for Climate & Air Pollution Studies, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
This study uses machine learning to separate marine primary organic aerosol (POA) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) from 1 decade of high-resolution data. POA averages 51 % of marine organic aerosols annually, peaking at 63 % in summer. A support vector regression model, validated via fuzzy clustering and Monte Carlo simulations, identifies seasonal patterns of POA linked to biological activity. We found diverse impacts of marine POA and SOA on the aerosol hygroscopicity and mixing state.
This study uses machine learning to separate marine primary organic aerosol (POA) and secondary...