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Wang, Jian
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spelling Mei, Fan Hayes, Patrick L. Ortega, Amber Taylor, Jonathan W. Allan, James D. Gilman, Jessica Kuster, William de Gouw, Joost Jimenez, Jose L. Wang, Jian 2169-897X 2169-8996 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Space and Planetary Science Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Atmospheric Science Geophysics http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50285 <jats:p>Size‐resolved cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) spectra and aerosol chemical composition were characterized at an urban supersite in Pasadena, California, from 15 May to 4 June 2010, during the CalNex campaign. The derived hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub>) of CCN‐active particles with diameter between 97 and 165 nm ranged from 0.05 to 0.4. Diurnal variation showed a slight decrease of <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> from 8:00 to 16:00 (from 0.24 to 0.20), which is attributed to increasing organics volume fraction resulted from secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. The derived hygroscopicity distribution and maximum activated fraction of the size selected particles were examined as functions of photochemical age. The result indicates that condensation of secondary species (e.g., SOA and sulfate) quickly converted hydrophobic particles to hydrophilic ones, and during daytime, nearly every particle became a CCN at ~0.4% in just a few hours. Based on <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> and aerosol chemical composition, the organic hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub>) was derived, and ranged from 0.05 to 0.23 with an average value of 0.13, consistent with the results from earlier studies. The derived <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> generally increased with the organic oxidation level, and most of the variation in <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> could be explained by the variation of the organic O : C atomic ratio alone. The least squares fit of the data yielded <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> = (0.83 ± 0.06) × (O:C) + (−0.19 ± 0.02). Compared to previous results based on CCN measurements of laboratory generated aerosols, <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> derived from measurements during the CalNex campaign exhibited stronger increase with O : C atomic ratio and therefore substantially higher values for organics with average O : C greater than 0.5.</jats:p> Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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title_fullStr Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA
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description <jats:p>Size‐resolved cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) spectra and aerosol chemical composition were characterized at an urban supersite in Pasadena, California, from 15 May to 4 June 2010, during the CalNex campaign. The derived hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub>) of CCN‐active particles with diameter between 97 and 165 nm ranged from 0.05 to 0.4. Diurnal variation showed a slight decrease of <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> from 8:00 to 16:00 (from 0.24 to 0.20), which is attributed to increasing organics volume fraction resulted from secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. The derived hygroscopicity distribution and maximum activated fraction of the size selected particles were examined as functions of photochemical age. The result indicates that condensation of secondary species (e.g., SOA and sulfate) quickly converted hydrophobic particles to hydrophilic ones, and during daytime, nearly every particle became a CCN at ~0.4% in just a few hours. Based on <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> and aerosol chemical composition, the organic hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub>) was derived, and ranged from 0.05 to 0.23 with an average value of 0.13, consistent with the results from earlier studies. The derived <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> generally increased with the organic oxidation level, and most of the variation in <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> could be explained by the variation of the organic O : C atomic ratio alone. The least squares fit of the data yielded <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> = (0.83 ± 0.06) × (O:C) + (−0.19 ± 0.02). Compared to previous results based on CCN measurements of laboratory generated aerosols, <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> derived from measurements during the CalNex campaign exhibited stronger increase with O : C atomic ratio and therefore substantially higher values for organics with average O : C greater than 0.5.</jats:p>
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description <jats:p>Size‐resolved cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) spectra and aerosol chemical composition were characterized at an urban supersite in Pasadena, California, from 15 May to 4 June 2010, during the CalNex campaign. The derived hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub>) of CCN‐active particles with diameter between 97 and 165 nm ranged from 0.05 to 0.4. Diurnal variation showed a slight decrease of <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> from 8:00 to 16:00 (from 0.24 to 0.20), which is attributed to increasing organics volume fraction resulted from secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. The derived hygroscopicity distribution and maximum activated fraction of the size selected particles were examined as functions of photochemical age. The result indicates that condensation of secondary species (e.g., SOA and sulfate) quickly converted hydrophobic particles to hydrophilic ones, and during daytime, nearly every particle became a CCN at ~0.4% in just a few hours. Based on <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> and aerosol chemical composition, the organic hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub>) was derived, and ranged from 0.05 to 0.23 with an average value of 0.13, consistent with the results from earlier studies. The derived <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> generally increased with the organic oxidation level, and most of the variation in <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> could be explained by the variation of the organic O : C atomic ratio alone. The least squares fit of the data yielded <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> = (0.83 ± 0.06) × (O:C) + (−0.19 ± 0.02). Compared to previous results based on CCN measurements of laboratory generated aerosols, <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> derived from measurements during the CalNex campaign exhibited stronger increase with O : C atomic ratio and therefore substantially higher values for organics with average O : C greater than 0.5.</jats:p>
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spelling Mei, Fan Hayes, Patrick L. Ortega, Amber Taylor, Jonathan W. Allan, James D. Gilman, Jessica Kuster, William de Gouw, Joost Jimenez, Jose L. Wang, Jian 2169-897X 2169-8996 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Space and Planetary Science Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Atmospheric Science Geophysics http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50285 <jats:p>Size‐resolved cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) spectra and aerosol chemical composition were characterized at an urban supersite in Pasadena, California, from 15 May to 4 June 2010, during the CalNex campaign. The derived hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub>) of CCN‐active particles with diameter between 97 and 165 nm ranged from 0.05 to 0.4. Diurnal variation showed a slight decrease of <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> from 8:00 to 16:00 (from 0.24 to 0.20), which is attributed to increasing organics volume fraction resulted from secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. The derived hygroscopicity distribution and maximum activated fraction of the size selected particles were examined as functions of photochemical age. The result indicates that condensation of secondary species (e.g., SOA and sulfate) quickly converted hydrophobic particles to hydrophilic ones, and during daytime, nearly every particle became a CCN at ~0.4% in just a few hours. Based on <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>CCN</jats:sub> and aerosol chemical composition, the organic hygroscopicity (<jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub>) was derived, and ranged from 0.05 to 0.23 with an average value of 0.13, consistent with the results from earlier studies. The derived <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> generally increased with the organic oxidation level, and most of the variation in <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> could be explained by the variation of the organic O : C atomic ratio alone. The least squares fit of the data yielded <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> = (0.83 ± 0.06) × (O:C) + (−0.19 ± 0.02). Compared to previous results based on CCN measurements of laboratory generated aerosols, <jats:italic>κ</jats:italic><jats:sub>org</jats:sub> derived from measurements during the CalNex campaign exhibited stronger increase with O : C atomic ratio and therefore substantially higher values for organics with average O : C greater than 0.5.</jats:p> Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
spellingShingle Mei, Fan, Hayes, Patrick L., Ortega, Amber, Taylor, Jonathan W., Allan, James D., Gilman, Jessica, Kuster, William, de Gouw, Joost, Jimenez, Jose L., Wang, Jian, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA, Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Geophysics
title Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA
title_full Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA
title_fullStr Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA
title_full_unstemmed Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA
title_short Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA
title_sort droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during calnex‐la
title_unstemmed Droplet activation properties of organic aerosols observed at an urban site during CalNex‐LA
topic Space and Planetary Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Atmospheric Science, Geophysics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50285