Albuquerque winter visibility study. Volume 1. Overview and data analysis

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:7020130

Zak, B D; Einfeld, W; Church, H W; Gay, G T; Jensen, A L; Trijonis, J; Ivey, M D; Homann, P S; Tipton, C

At the request of the City of Albuquerque, a study was planned and carried out to determine the relative contribution of the various types of air pollution sources to visibility impairment in Albuquerque in winter. The two-month field study (December 28, 1982-February 23, 1983) involved routine monitoring of pollutant concentrations at two sites, routine aerosol sampling at three sites, and limited meteorological measurements and aerosol sampling aloft. It was found that the fine particle organic and elemental carbon components of the aerosol were the dominant species responsible for visibility degradation. At the sites in the Northeast Heights, wood combustion contributed most to the haze cloud from early evening through early morning. During the day, however, vehicular effluents dominated. At the sampling site in the Valley, on average, vehicular effluents dominated both day and night. At all sites, other sources of pollutants made only minor contributions to visibility degradation. 59 references, 21 figures, 21 tables.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7020130
• Report Number(s): SAND-84-0173/1; ON: DE84014356
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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