TRACER-Tethersonde VOC data

Guagenti, Meghan; Usenko, Sascha; Sheesley, Rebecca; Flynn, James; Walter, Paul

doi:10.5439/1995524

Title: TRACER-Tethersonde VOC data

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One objective of TRACER-Tethersonde campaign was to deploy a volatile organic compound (VOC) sampler on the Tethered Balloon System (TBS) to create vertical profiles and characterize VOC composition. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are highly reactive precursor species that undergo atmospheric processing to form secondary products, including aerosol. VOC emissions are influenced by many factors that include but are not limited to temperature, time of day, local anthropogenic activities, and local vegetation, which result in large spatiotemporal variability. The vertical distribution of volatile species is crucial for understanding gas-phase processing for particle production but challenging to accomplish using currently available sampling devices. The standalone sampler built during the campaign enabled the execution of robust experimental designs, including sample collection using resin tubes at multiple altitudes on subsequent flights. Following field sampling, resin tubes were transported back to Baylor University for chemical analysis using a Markes International thermal desorption unit coupled with a gas chromatograph-tandem mass spectrometer (Thermo Scientific). The target analyte list includes biogenic and anthropogenic VOCs.

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; Flynn, James;

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Publication Date:: Thu Aug 24 04:00:00 UTC 2023

Other Number(s):: ARM0787

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Research Org.:: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Collaborations:: PNNL, BNL, ANL, ORNL

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Benzene; Benzyl alcohol; D4 siloxane; D5 siloxane; Ethylbenzene; Isoprene; Limonene; PCBTF; Styrene; Texanol; Toluene; VOC; a-Pinene; b-Pinene; m&p-Xylene; o-Xylene

OSTI Identifier:: 1995524

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5439/1995524

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                    Guagenti, Meghan, Usenko, Sascha, Sheesley, Rebecca, Flynn, James, and Walter, Paul. TRACER-Tethersonde VOC data.  United States: N. p., 2023. 
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                    Guagenti, Meghan, Usenko, Sascha, Sheesley, Rebecca, Flynn, James, & Walter, Paul. TRACER-Tethersonde VOC data.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.5439/1995524

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                    Guagenti, Meghan, Usenko, Sascha, Sheesley, Rebecca, Flynn, James, and Walter, Paul. 2023.  
"TRACER-Tethersonde VOC data".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.5439/1995524.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1995524. Pub date:Thu Aug 24 04:00:00 UTC 2023

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  title        = {TRACER-Tethersonde VOC data},

  author       = {Guagenti, Meghan and Usenko, Sascha and Sheesley, Rebecca and Flynn, James and Walter, Paul},

  abstractNote = {One objective of TRACER-Tethersonde campaign was to deploy a volatile organic compound (VOC) sampler on the Tethered Balloon System (TBS) to create vertical profiles and characterize VOC composition. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are highly reactive precursor species that undergo atmospheric processing to form secondary products, including aerosol. VOC emissions are influenced by many factors that include but are not limited to temperature, time of day, local anthropogenic activities, and local vegetation, which result in large spatiotemporal variability. The vertical distribution of volatile species is crucial for understanding gas-phase processing for particle production but challenging to accomplish using currently available sampling devices. The standalone sampler built during the campaign enabled the execution of robust experimental designs, including sample collection using resin tubes at multiple altitudes on subsequent flights. Following field sampling, resin tubes were transported back to Baylor University for chemical analysis using a Markes International thermal desorption unit coupled with a gas chromatograph-tandem mass spectrometer (Thermo Scientific). The target analyte list includes biogenic and anthropogenic VOCs. },

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  year         = {Thu Aug 24 04:00:00 UTC 2023},

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