Look Within: Intraplume Differences on Smoke Aerosol Aging Driven by Concentration Gradients

June, Nicole A.; Wiggins, Elizabeth B.; Winstead, Edward L.; Robinson, Claire E.; Thornhill, K. Lee; Sanchez, Kevin J.; Moore, Richard H.; Pagonis, Demetrios; Guo, Hongyu; Campuzano‐Jost, Pedro; Jimenez, Jose L.; Shingler, Taylor; Coggon, Matthew M.; Peischl, Jeff; Dayalu, Archana; Mountain, Marikate; Jathar, Shantanu H.; Alvarado, Matthew J.; Pierce, Jeffrey R.

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Look Within: Intraplume Differences on Smoke Aerosol Aging Driven by Concentration Gradients

2025
By June, Nicole A. ; Wiggins, Elizabeth B. ; Winstead, Edward L. ; ...

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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June, Nicole A. ; Wiggins, Elizabeth B. ; Winstead, Edward L. ; Robinson, Claire E. ; Thornhill, K. Lee ; Sanchez, Kevin J. ; Moore, Richard H. ; Pagonis, Demetrios ; Guo, Hongyu ; Campuzano‐Jost, Pedro ; Jimenez, Jose L. ; Shingler, Taylor ; Coggon, Matthew M. ; Peischl, Jeff ; Dayalu, Archana ; Mountain, Marikate ; Jathar, Shantanu H. ; Alvarado, Matthew J. ; Pierce, Jeffrey R.
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) ; CSL (Chemical Sciences Laboratory)
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The evolution of organic aerosol (OA) composition and aerosol size distributions within smoke plumes are uncertain due to variability in the rates of OA evaporation/condensation and coagulation within a plume. It remains unclear how the evolution varies across different parts of individual plumes. We use a large eddy simulation model coupled with aerosol‐microphysics and radiation models to simulate the Williams Flats fire sampled during the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality field campaign. At aircraft altitude, the model captures observed aerosol changes through 4 hr of aging. The model evolution of primary OA (POA), oxidized POA (OPOA), and secondary OA (SOA) shows that >90% of the SOA formation occurs before the first transect (∼40 min of aging). Lidar observations and the model show a significant amount of smoke in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) and free troposphere (FT) with the model having equal amounts of smoke in the PBL and FT. Due to faster initial dilution, PBL concentrations are more than a factor of two lower than the FT concentrations, resulting in slower coagulational growth in the PBL. A 20 K temperature decrease with height in the PBL influences faster POA evaporation near the surface, while net OA evaporation in the FT is driven by continued dilution after the first aircraft transect. Net OA condensation in the PBL after the first transect is the result of areas with higher OH concentration leading to OPOA formation. Our results motivate the need for systematic observations of the vertical gradients of aerosol size and composition within smoke plumes.
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130(5)
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042359
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2169-897X ; 2169-8996
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Grant no. NA21OAR4310128
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