Journal article
Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 326(5959), pp 1525-1529
11 Dec 2009
PMID: 20007897
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Abstract
Organic aerosol (OA) particles affect climate forcing and human health, but their sources and evolution remain poorly characterized. We present a unifying model framework describing the atmospheric evolution of OA that is constrained by high-time-resolution measurements of its composition, volatility, and oxidation state. OA and OA precursor gases evolve by becoming increasingly oxidized, less volatile, and more hygroscopic, leading to the formation of oxygenated organic aerosol (OOA), with concentrations comparable to those of sulfate aerosol throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Our model framework captures the dynamic aging behavior observed in both the atmosphere and laboratory: It can serve as a basis for improving parameterizations in regional and global models.
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- Title
- Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere
- Creators
- J. L. Jimenez - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesM. R. Canagaratna - Aerodyne ResearchN. M. Donahue - Carnegie Mellon UniversityA. S. H. Prevot - Paul Scherrer InstituteQ. Zhang - State University of New YorkJ. H. Kroll - Aerodyne ResearchP. F. DeCarlo - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesJ. D. Allan - University of ManchesterH. Coe - University of ManchesterN. L. Ng - Aerodyne ResearchA. C. Aiken - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesK. S. Docherty - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesI. M. Ulbrich - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesA. P. Grieshop - Carnegie Mellon UniversityA. L. Robinson - Carnegie Mellon UniversityJ. Duplissy - Paul Scherrer InstituteJ. D. Smith - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryK. R. Wilson - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryV. A. Lanz - Paul Scherrer InstituteC. Hueglin - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and TechnologyY. L. Sun - State University of New YorkJ. Tian - State University of New YorkA. Laaksonen - University of Eastern FinlandT. Raatikainen - University of Eastern FinlandJ. Rautiainen - University of Eastern FinlandP. Vaattovaara - University of Eastern FinlandM. Ehn - Helsinki Institute of PhysicsM. Kulmala - Helsinki Institute of PhysicsJ. M. Tomlinson - Texas A&M UniversityD. R. Collins - Texas A&M UniversityM. J. Cubison - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesE. J. Dunlea - Univ Colorado, Cooperat Inst Res Environm Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USAJ. A. Huffman - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesT. B. Onasch - Aerodyne ResearchM. R. Alfarra - Paul Scherrer InstituteP. I. Williams - University of ManchesterK. Bower - University of ManchesterY. Kondo - The University of TokyoJ. Schneider - Max Planck Institute for ChemistryF. Drewnick - State University of New YorkS. Borrmann - Max Planck Institute for ChemistryS. Weimer - Paul Scherrer InstituteK. Demerjian - State University of New YorkD. Salcedo - Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MorelosL. Cottrell - University of New HampshireR. Griffin - University of New HampshireA. Takami - National Institute for Environmental StudiesT. Miyoshi - National Institute for Environmental StudiesS. Hatakeyama - National Institute for Environmental StudiesA. Shimono - Plant (United States)J. Y. Sun - Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesY. M. Zhang - Chinese Academy of Meteorological SciencesK. Dzepina - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesJ. R. Kimmel - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesD. Sueper - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesJ. T. Jayne - Aerodyne ResearchS. C. Herndon - Aerodyne ResearchA. M. Trimborn - Aerodyne ResearchL. R. Williams - Aerodyne ResearchE. C. Wood - Aerodyne ResearchA. M. Middlebrook - Aerodyne ResearchC. E. Kolb - Aerodyne ResearchU. Baltensperger - Paul Scherrer InstituteD. R. Worsnop - Aerodyne ResearchE
- Publication Details
- Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 326(5959), pp 1525-1529
- Publisher
- Amer Assoc Advancement Science
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- 0904292 / Directorate For Geosciences; Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Department of Energy; United States Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Protection Agency EUROCHAMP NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF) ncas10006; NE/D013690/1; ncas10008 / Natural Environment Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Swiss NSF; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) NE/D013690/1; ncas10006; ncas10008 / NERC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office; National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000272623600055
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-72149091509
- Other Identifier
- 991020902863304721
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