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Title: Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols in Los Angeles during CalNex 2010

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Here, four different literature parameterizations for the formation and evolution of urban secondary organic aerosol (SOA) frequently used in 3-D models are evaluated using a 0-D box model representing the Los Angeles metropolitan region during the California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) 2010 campaign. We constrain the model predictions with measurements from several platforms and compare predictions with particle- and gas-phase observations from the CalNex Pasadena ground site. That site provides a unique opportunity to study aerosol formation close to anthropogenic emission sources with limited recirculation. The model SOA that formed only from the oxidation of VOCs (V-SOA) is insufficient to explain the observed SOA concentrations, even when using SOA parameterizations with multi-generation oxidation that produce much higher yields than have been observed in chamber experiments, or when increasing yields to their upper limit estimates accounting for recently reported losses of vapors to chamber walls. The Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ) model (version 5.0.1) provides excellent predictions of secondary inorganic particle species but underestimates the observed SOA mass by a factor of 25 when an older VOC-only parameterization is used, which is consistent with many previous model–measurement comparisons for pre-2007 anthropogenic SOA modules inmore » urban areas. Including SOA from primary semi-volatile and intermediate-volatility organic compounds (P-S/IVOCs) following the parameterizations of Robinson et al. (2007), Grieshop et al. (2009), or Pye and Seinfeld (2010) improves model–measurement agreement for mass concentration. The results from the three parameterizations show large differences (e.g., a factor of 3 in SOA mass) and are not well constrained, underscoring the current uncertainties in this area. Our results strongly suggest that other precursors besides VOCs, such as P-S/IVOCs, are needed to explain the observed SOA concentrations in Pasadena. All the recent parameterizations overpredict urban SOA formation at long photochemical ages (≈ 3 days) compared to observations from multiple sites, which can lead to problems in regional and especially global modeling. However, reducing IVOC emissions by one-half in the model to better match recent IVOC measurements improves SOA predictions at these long photochemical ages. Among the explicitly modeled VOCs, the precursor compounds that contribute the greatest SOA mass are methylbenzenes. Measured polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (naphthalenes) contribute 0.7% of the modeled SOA mass. The amounts of SOA mass from diesel vehicles, gasoline vehicles, and cooking emissions are estimated to be 16–27, 35–61, and 19–35%, respectively, depending on the parameterization used, which is consistent with the observed fossil fraction of urban SOA, 71(±3) %. The relative contribution of each source is uncertain by almost a factor of 2 depending on the parameterization used. In-basin biogenic VOCs are predicted to contribute only a few percent to SOA. A regional SOA background of approximately 2.1 μg m–3 is also present due to the long-distance transport of highly aged OA, likely with a substantial contribution from regional biogenic SOA. The percentage of SOA from diesel vehicle emissions is the same, within the estimated uncertainty, as reported in previous work that analyzed the weekly cycles in OA concentrations (Bahreini et al., 2012; Hayes et al., 2013). However, the modeling work presented here suggests a strong anthropogenic source of modern carbon in SOA, due to cooking emissions, which was not accounted for in those previous studies and which is higher on weekends. Lastly, this work adapts a simple two-parameter model to predict SOA concentration and O/C from urban emissions. This model successfully predicts SOA concentration, and the optimal parameter combination is very similar to that found for Mexico City. This approach provides a computationally inexpensive method for predicting urban SOA in global and climate models. We estimate pollution SOA to account for 26 Tg yr–1 of SOA globally, or 17% of global SOA, one-third of which is likely to be non-fossil.« less

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Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
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OSTI ID: 1457376
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SC0006711; SC0006035; SC0011105
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)
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Journal Name: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online) Journal Volume: 15 Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1680-7324
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Germany
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English
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Hayes, P. L., Carlton, A. G., Baker, K. R., Ahmadov, R., Washenfelder, R. A., Alvarez, S., Rappenglück, B., Gilman, J. B., Kuster, W. C., de Gouw, J. A., Zotter, P., Prévôt, A. S. H., Szidat, S., Kleindienst, T. E., Offenberg, J. H., Ma, P. K., and Jimenez, J. L. Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols in Los Angeles during CalNex 2010. Germany: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.5194/acp-15-5773-2015.
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Hayes, P. L., Carlton, A. G., Baker, K. R., Ahmadov, R., Washenfelder, R. A., Alvarez, S., Rappenglück, B., Gilman, J. B., Kuster, W. C., de Gouw, J. A., Zotter, P., Prévôt, A. S. H., Szidat, S., Kleindienst, T. E., Offenberg, J. H., Ma, P. K., & Jimenez, J. L. Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols in Los Angeles during CalNex 2010. Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5773-2015
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Hayes, P. L., Carlton, A. G., Baker, K. R., Ahmadov, R., Washenfelder, R. A., Alvarez, S., Rappenglück, B., Gilman, J. B., Kuster, W. C., de Gouw, J. A., Zotter, P., Prévôt, A. S. H., Szidat, S., Kleindienst, T. E., Offenberg, J. H., Ma, P. K., and Jimenez, J. L. Tue . "Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols in Los Angeles during CalNex 2010". Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5773-2015.
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@article{osti_1228314,
title = {Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols in Los Angeles during CalNex 2010},
author = {Hayes, P. L. and Carlton, A. G. and Baker, K. R. and Ahmadov, R. and Washenfelder, R. A. and Alvarez, S. and Rappenglück, B. and Gilman, J. B. and Kuster, W. C. and de Gouw, J. A. and Zotter, P. and Prévôt, A. S. H. and Szidat, S. and Kleindienst, T. E. and Offenberg, J. H. and Ma, P. K. and Jimenez, J. L.},
abstractNote = {Here, four different literature parameterizations for the formation and evolution of urban secondary organic aerosol (SOA) frequently used in 3-D models are evaluated using a 0-D box model representing the Los Angeles metropolitan region during the California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) 2010 campaign. We constrain the model predictions with measurements from several platforms and compare predictions with particle- and gas-phase observations from the CalNex Pasadena ground site. That site provides a unique opportunity to study aerosol formation close to anthropogenic emission sources with limited recirculation. The model SOA that formed only from the oxidation of VOCs (V-SOA) is insufficient to explain the observed SOA concentrations, even when using SOA parameterizations with multi-generation oxidation that produce much higher yields than have been observed in chamber experiments, or when increasing yields to their upper limit estimates accounting for recently reported losses of vapors to chamber walls. The Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-CMAQ) model (version 5.0.1) provides excellent predictions of secondary inorganic particle species but underestimates the observed SOA mass by a factor of 25 when an older VOC-only parameterization is used, which is consistent with many previous model–measurement comparisons for pre-2007 anthropogenic SOA modules in urban areas. Including SOA from primary semi-volatile and intermediate-volatility organic compounds (P-S/IVOCs) following the parameterizations of Robinson et al. (2007), Grieshop et al. (2009), or Pye and Seinfeld (2010) improves model–measurement agreement for mass concentration. The results from the three parameterizations show large differences (e.g., a factor of 3 in SOA mass) and are not well constrained, underscoring the current uncertainties in this area. Our results strongly suggest that other precursors besides VOCs, such as P-S/IVOCs, are needed to explain the observed SOA concentrations in Pasadena. All the recent parameterizations overpredict urban SOA formation at long photochemical ages (≈ 3 days) compared to observations from multiple sites, which can lead to problems in regional and especially global modeling. However, reducing IVOC emissions by one-half in the model to better match recent IVOC measurements improves SOA predictions at these long photochemical ages. Among the explicitly modeled VOCs, the precursor compounds that contribute the greatest SOA mass are methylbenzenes. Measured polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (naphthalenes) contribute 0.7% of the modeled SOA mass. The amounts of SOA mass from diesel vehicles, gasoline vehicles, and cooking emissions are estimated to be 16–27, 35–61, and 19–35%, respectively, depending on the parameterization used, which is consistent with the observed fossil fraction of urban SOA, 71(±3) %. The relative contribution of each source is uncertain by almost a factor of 2 depending on the parameterization used. In-basin biogenic VOCs are predicted to contribute only a few percent to SOA. A regional SOA background of approximately 2.1 μg m–3 is also present due to the long-distance transport of highly aged OA, likely with a substantial contribution from regional biogenic SOA. The percentage of SOA from diesel vehicle emissions is the same, within the estimated uncertainty, as reported in previous work that analyzed the weekly cycles in OA concentrations (Bahreini et al., 2012; Hayes et al., 2013). However, the modeling work presented here suggests a strong anthropogenic source of modern carbon in SOA, due to cooking emissions, which was not accounted for in those previous studies and which is higher on weekends. Lastly, this work adapts a simple two-parameter model to predict SOA concentration and O/C from urban emissions. This model successfully predicts SOA concentration, and the optimal parameter combination is very similar to that found for Mexico City. This approach provides a computationally inexpensive method for predicting urban SOA in global and climate models. We estimate pollution SOA to account for 26 Tg yr–1 of SOA globally, or 17% of global SOA, one-third of which is likely to be non-fossil.},
doi = {10.5194/acp-15-5773-2015},
journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)},
number = 10,
volume = 15,
place = {Germany},
year = {Tue May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue May 26 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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Model Representation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in CMAQv4.7
journal, November 2010

  • Carlton, Annmarie G.; Bhave, Prakash V.; Napelenok, Sergey L.
  • Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 44, Issue 22
  • DOI: 10.1021/es100636q

Diurnal cycle of fossil and nonfossil carbon using radiocarbon analyses during CalNex: Radiocarbon diurnal profiles in L.A.
journal, June 2014

  • Zotter, Peter; El-Haddad, Imad; Zhang, Yanlin
  • Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 119, Issue 11
  • DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021114

O/C and OM/OC Ratios of Primary, Secondary, and Ambient Organic Aerosols with High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
journal, June 2008

  • Aiken, Allison C.; DeCarlo, Peter F.; Kroll, Jesse H.
  • Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 42, Issue 12
  • DOI: 10.1021/es703009q

Aircraft observations of aerosol composition and ageing in New England and Mid-Atlantic States during the summer 2002 New England Air Quality Study field campaign
journal, January 2007

  • Kleinman, Lawrence I.; Daum, Peter H.; Lee, Yin-Nan
  • Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 112, Issue D9
  • DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007786

Modeling organic aerosols during MILAGRO: importance of biogenic secondary organic aerosols
journal, January 2009

  • Hodzic, A.; Jimenez, J. L.; Madronich, S.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 9, Issue 18
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-6949-2009

Satellite observations cap the atmospheric organic aerosol budget: FRONTIER
journal, December 2010

  • Heald, Colette L.; Ridley, David A.; Kreidenweis, Sonia M.
  • Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1029/2010GL045095

Emission factor ratios, SOA mass yields, and the impact of vehicular emissions on SOA formation
journal, January 2014

  • Ensberg, J. J.; Hayes, P. L.; Jimenez, J. L.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 14, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-2383-2014

Absence of 14 C in PM2.5 Emissions from Gasohol Combustion in Small Engines
journal, August 2006

  • Lewis, Charles W.; Volckens, John; Braddock, James N.
  • Aerosol Science and Technology, Vol. 40, Issue 9
  • DOI: 10.1080/02786820600784315

Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere
journal, December 2009

Determination of Volatility Distributions of Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines Using Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
journal, October 2012

  • Presto, Albert A.; Hennigan, Christopher J.; Nguyen, Ngoc T.
  • Aerosol Science and Technology, Vol. 46, Issue 10
  • DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2012.700430

3-methyl-1,2,3-butanetricarboxylic acid: An atmospheric tracer for terpene secondary organic aerosol
journal, January 2007

  • Szmigielski, Rafal; Surratt, Jason D.; Gómez-González, Yadian
  • Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 34, Issue 24
  • DOI: 10.1029/2007GL031338

Fine particle and organic vapor emissions from staged tests of an in-use aircraft engine
journal, July 2011

Estimated contributions of primary and secondary organic aerosol from fossil fuel combustion during the CalNex and Cal-Mex campaigns
journal, May 2014

Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Acetylene (C 2 H 2 ): seed effect on SOA yields due to organic photochemistry in the aerosol aqueous phase
journal, January 2009

  • Volkamer, R.; Ziemann, P. J.; Molina, M. J.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 9, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-1907-2009

Apportionment of Primary and Secondary Organic Aerosols in Southern California during the 2005 Study of Organic Aerosols in Riverside (SOAR-1)
journal, October 2008

  • Docherty, Kenneth S.; Stone, Elizabeth A.; Ulbrich, Ingrid M.
  • Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 42, Issue 20
  • DOI: 10.1021/es8008166

Fine-scale simulation of ammonium and nitrate over the South Coast Air Basin and San Joaquin Valley of California during CalNex-2010
journal, March 2014

  • Kelly, James T.; Baker, Kirk R.; Nowak, John B.
  • Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 119, Issue 6
  • DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021290

Evaluation of several PM 2.5 forecast models using data collected during the ICARTT/NEAQS 2004 field study : PM
journal, March 2007

  • McKeen, S.; Chung, S. H.; Wilczak, J.
  • Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 112, Issue D10
  • DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007608

Hydroxydicarboxylic Acids:  Markers for Secondary Organic Aerosol from the Photooxidation of α-Pinene
journal, March 2007

  • Claeys, Magda; Szmigielski, Rafal; Kourtchev, Ivan
  • Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 41, Issue 5
  • DOI: 10.1021/es0620181

Exploring the vertical profile of atmospheric organic aerosol: comparing 17 aircraft field campaigns with a global model
journal, January 2011

Identification and quantification of organic aerosol from cooking and other sources in Barcelona using aerosol mass spectrometer data
journal, January 2012

  • Mohr, C.; DeCarlo, P. F.; Heringa, M. F.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 12, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-1649-2012

Secondary organic aerosol formation from <i>m</i>-xylene, toluene, and benzene
journal, January 2007

  • Ng, N. L.; Kroll, J. H.; Chan, A. W. H.
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 7, Issue 14
  • DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-3909-2007

Atmospheric Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds
journal, December 2003

  • Atkinson, Roger; Arey, Janet
  • Chemical Reviews, Vol. 103, Issue 12
  • DOI: 10.1021/cr0206420

Contribution of gas phase oxidation of volatile organic compounds to atmospheric carbon monoxide levels in two areas of the United States: PHOTOCHEMICAL CO GENERATION
journal, April 2007

  • Griffin, Robert J.; Chen, Jianjun; Carmody, Kevin
  • Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol. 112, Issue D10
  • DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007602
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