Climatology of new particle formation and corresponding precursors at storm peak laboratory

A. Gannet Hallar; Ross Petersen; Ian B. McCubbin; Doug Lowenthal; Shanhu Lee; Elisabeth Andrews; Fangqun Yu

doi:10.4209/aaqr.2015.05.0341

Climatology of new particle formation and corresponding precursors at storm peak laboratory

A. Gannet Hallar, Ross Petersen, Ian B. McCubbin, Doug Lowenthal, Shanhu Lee, Elisabeth Andrews, Fangqun Yu

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Thirteen years of measurements of ultrafine (3-10 nm diameter) aerosols are presented from a remote high elevation (3210 m a.s.l.) site in Colorado, Storm Peak Laboratory. Previous work has shown that frequent new particle formation (NPF) occurs regularly at the site (52% of days). This long-term climatology of ultrafine aerosols clearly shows a seasonal dependence on new particle formation at Storm Peak Laboratory, reaching a maximum during the spring season and a minimum in summer. Recent sulfur dioxide data indicates a strong source region west of Storm Peak Laboratory, and this wind direction corresponds to the predominant wind direction observed during NPF events.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	816-826
Number of pages	11
Journal	Aerosol and Air Quality Research
Volume	16
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2015.05.0341
Publication status	Published - 2016 Mar 1
Externally published	Yes

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Mountain site
New particle formation
Sulfur dioxide measurements

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Climatology of new particle formation and corresponding precursors at storm peak laboratory

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