Climatology of New Particle Formation and Corresponding Precursors at Storm Peak Laboratory

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

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Climatology of New Particle Formation and Corresponding Precursors at Storm Peak Laboratory

2016
By Hallar, A. Gannet ; Petersen, Ross ; McCubbin, Ian B. ; ...

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Aerosol and Air Quality Research
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Hallar, A. Gannet ; Petersen, Ross ; McCubbin, Ian B. ; Lowenthal, Doug ; Lee, Shanhu ; Andrews, Elisabeth ; Yu, Fangqun
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
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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.
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Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 16(3), 816-826.
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https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2015.05.0341
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