What do correlations tell us about anthropogenic–biogenic interactions and SOA formation in the Sacramento plume during CARES?
Abstract
During the Carbonaceous Aerosols and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) the DOE G-1 aircraft was used to sample aerosol and gas phase compounds in the Sacramento, CA plume and surrounding region. We present data from 66 plume transects obtained during 13 flights in which southwesterly winds transported the plume towards the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Plume transport occurred partly over land with high isoprene emission rates. Our objective is to empirically determine whether organic aerosol (OA) can be attributed to anthropogenic or biogenic sources, and to determine whether there is a synergistic effect whereby OA concentrations are enhanced by the simultaneous presence of high concentrations of CO and either isoprene, MVK+MACR (sum of methyl vinyl ketone and methacrolein) or methanol, which are taken as tracers of anthropogenic and biogenic emissions. Furthermore, linear and bi-linear correlations between OA, CO, and each of three biogenic tracers, “Bio”, for individual plume transects indicate that most of the variance in OA over short time and distance scales can be explained by CO.
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1237969
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1243184; OSTI ID: 1245391
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-110254; BNL-111950-2016-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1680-7324
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886; AC05-76RL01830; SC00112704
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online) Journal Volume: 16 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1680-7324
- Publisher:
- Copernicus Publications, EGU
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES
Citation Formats
Kleinman, L., Kuang, C., Sedlacek, A., Senum, G., Springston, S., Wang, J., Zhang, Q., Jayne, J., Fast, J., Hubbe, J., Shilling, J., and Zaveri, R. What do correlations tell us about anthropogenic–biogenic interactions and SOA formation in the Sacramento plume during CARES?. Germany: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.5194/acp-16-1729-2016.
Kleinman, L., Kuang, C., Sedlacek, A., Senum, G., Springston, S., Wang, J., Zhang, Q., Jayne, J., Fast, J., Hubbe, J., Shilling, J., & Zaveri, R. What do correlations tell us about anthropogenic–biogenic interactions and SOA formation in the Sacramento plume during CARES?. Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1729-2016
Kleinman, L., Kuang, C., Sedlacek, A., Senum, G., Springston, S., Wang, J., Zhang, Q., Jayne, J., Fast, J., Hubbe, J., Shilling, J., and Zaveri, R. Mon .
"What do correlations tell us about anthropogenic–biogenic interactions and SOA formation in the Sacramento plume during CARES?". Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1729-2016.
@article{osti_1237969,
title = {What do correlations tell us about anthropogenic–biogenic interactions and SOA formation in the Sacramento plume during CARES?},
author = {Kleinman, L. and Kuang, C. and Sedlacek, A. and Senum, G. and Springston, S. and Wang, J. and Zhang, Q. and Jayne, J. and Fast, J. and Hubbe, J. and Shilling, J. and Zaveri, R.},
abstractNote = {During the Carbonaceous Aerosols and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) the DOE G-1 aircraft was used to sample aerosol and gas phase compounds in the Sacramento, CA plume and surrounding region. We present data from 66 plume transects obtained during 13 flights in which southwesterly winds transported the plume towards the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Plume transport occurred partly over land with high isoprene emission rates. Our objective is to empirically determine whether organic aerosol (OA) can be attributed to anthropogenic or biogenic sources, and to determine whether there is a synergistic effect whereby OA concentrations are enhanced by the simultaneous presence of high concentrations of CO and either isoprene, MVK+MACR (sum of methyl vinyl ketone and methacrolein) or methanol, which are taken as tracers of anthropogenic and biogenic emissions. Furthermore, linear and bi-linear correlations between OA, CO, and each of three biogenic tracers, “Bio”, for individual plume transects indicate that most of the variance in OA over short time and distance scales can be explained by CO.},
doi = {10.5194/acp-16-1729-2016},
journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)},
number = 3,
volume = 16,
place = {Germany},
year = {Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1729-2016
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