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Research article
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18 Nov 2014
Research article |
| 18 Nov 2014
Measurements of the aerosol chemical composition and mixing state in the Po Valley using multiple spectroscopic techniques
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC–CNR), Bologna, Italy
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
C. Plass-Duelmer
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Meteorological Observatory, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany
B. J. Williams
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
M. Paglione
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC–CNR), Bologna, Italy
M. C. Facchini
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC–CNR), Bologna, Italy
C. O'Dowd
School of Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
R. M. Harrison
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Department of Environmental Sciences/Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
J. K. Gietl
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Meteorological Observatory, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
L. Giulianelli
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC–CNR), Bologna, Italy
G. P. Gobbi
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC–CNR), Bologna, Italy
C. Lanconelli
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC–CNR), Bologna, Italy
C. Carbone
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council of Italy (ISAC–CNR), Bologna, Italy
D. Worsnop
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
A. T. Lambe
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
A. T. Ahern
Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA
now at: Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
F. Moretti
Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per le Scienze Ambientali, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
E. Tagliavini
Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per le Scienze Ambientali, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
T. Elste
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Meteorological Observatory, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany
S. Gilge
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Meteorological Observatory, Hohenpeissenberg, Germany
Y. Zhang
Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
M. Dall'Osto
School of Physics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
now at: Institut de Ciències del Mar, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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We made use of multiple spectrometric techniques for characterizing the aerosol chemical composition and mixing in the Po Valley in the summer.
The oxygenated organic aerosol (OOA) concentrations were correlated with simple tracers for recirculated planetary boundary layer air.
A full internal mixing between black carbon (BC) and the non-refractory aerosol components was never observed. Local sources in the Po Valley were responsible for the production of organic particles unmixed with BC.
We made use of multiple spectrometric techniques for characterizing the aerosol chemical...
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