The sources of aerosol elemental carbon at Allegheny Mountain

The Sources of Aerosol Elemental Carbon at Allegheny Mountain

-Aerosol elemental carbon measurements were taken at two rural sites in southwestern Pennsylvania during August 1983. Carbon, though a small part of the aerosol mass at both sites, was a leading constituent of the aerosol on an atom basis. Time-weighted average concentrations at Allegheny Mountain and Laurel Hill were 1.2 and 1.4 #g m-3, respectively. Absolute Principal Component Analysis follo...

Investigating types and sources of organic aerosol in Rocky Mountain National Park using aerosol mass spectrometry

The environmental impacts of atmospheric particles are highlighted in remote areas where visibility and ecosystem health can be degraded by even relatively low particle concentrations. Submicron particle size, composition, and source apportionment were explored at Rocky Mountain National Park using a High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. This summer campaign found low averag...

Modeling organic aerosol composition at the puy de Dôme mountain

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An approach to monitor the fraction of elemental carbon in the ultrafine aerosol

Attempts were made to measure the fraction of elemental carbon (EC) in ultrafine aerosol by modifying an Ambient Carbonaceous Particulate Monitor (ACPM, R&P 5400). The main modification consisted in placing a quartz filter in one of the sampling lines of this dual-channel instrument. With the filter all aerosol and EC contained in it is collected, while in the other line of the instrument the s...

Aerosol time-series measurements over the tropical Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Dust sources, elemental composition and mineralogy