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Journal of Geophysical Research | 2004

Advances in characterization of size‐resolved organic matter in marine aerosol over the North Atlantic

F. Cavalli; M. C. Facchini; S. Decesari; M. Mircea; L. Emblico; S. Fuzzi; Darius Ceburnis; Y. J. Yoon; Colin D. O'Dowd; J.-P. Putaud; A. Dell'Acqua

0.80 m gm � 3 , the remainder being non-sea-salt (nss) sulphate, 0.03 ± 0.01 m gm � 3 , and nitrate, 0.13 ± 0.04 m gm � 3 . By comparison, the mass of sea salt, nss sulphate, and nitrate in the submicron mode is found to be 0.39 ± 0.08 m gm � 3 , 0.26 ± 0.04 m gm � 3 , and 0.02 ± 0.01 m gm � 3 , respectively. Water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) is observed in the submicron mode with a mass concentration of 0.25 ± 0.04 m gm � 3 , comparable to that of nss sulphate, and in the supermicron mode with a mass concentration of 0.17 ± 0.04 m gm � 3 . The WSOC to total carbon (TC) ratio is found to be 0.20 ± 0.12 for the submicron fraction and 0.29 ± 0.08 for the supermicron fraction, while the black carbon (BC) to TC ratio is, on average, 0.032 ± 0.001 for both aerosol modes. The remaining carbon, water-insoluble organic carbon, contributes 0.66 ± 0.11 m gm � 3 and 0.26 ± 0.06 m gm � 3 to the submicron and supermicron modes, respectively and, thus, represents the dominant submicron aerosol species. Furthermore, the WSOC chemical composition comprises mainly aliphatic and only partially oxidized species and humiclike substances, resulting in appreciable surface-active properties. The observed organic matter chemical features (size-dependent concentration, hydrophobic nature of a substantial fraction of the organic matter, and low oxidized and surface-active WSOC species) are consistent with the hypothesis of a primary marine source; bubble-bursting processes, occurring at the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean during phytoplankton blooms, effectively transfer organic matter into marine aerosol particles, particularly enriching the fine-aerosol fraction. INDEX TERMS: 0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0315 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Biosphere/atmosphere interactions; 0365 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Troposphere—composition and chemistry;


Journal of Geophysical Research | 2007

Overview of the inorganic and organic composition of size-segregated aerosol in Rondônia, Brazil, from the biomass-burning period to the onset of the wet season

S. Fuzzi; Stefano Decesari; M. C. Facchini; F. Cavalli; L. Emblico; M. Mircea; Meinrat O. Andreae; Ivonne Trebs; A. Hoffer; Pascal Guyon; Paulo Artaxo; Luciana V. Rizzo; Luciene L. Lara; Theotonio Pauliquevis; Willy Maenhaut; Nico Raes; Xuguang Chi; Olga L. Mayol-Bracero; L. L. Soto-Garcia; M. Claeys; Ivan Kourtchev; Jenny Rissler; Erik Swietlicki; Emilio Tagliavini; Gal Schkolnik; Alla H. Falkovich; Yinon Rudich; Gilberto Fisch; Luciana V. Gatti

The aerosol characterization experiment performed within the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia-Smoke, Aerosols, Clouds, Rainfall and Climate (LBA-SMOCC) field experiment carried out in Rondonia, Brazil, in the period from September to November 2002 provides a unique data set of size-resolved chemical composition of boundary layer aerosol over the Amazon Basin from the intense biomass-burning period to the onset of the wet season. Three main periods were clearly distinguished on the basis of the PM10 concentration trend during the experiment: (1) dry period, with average PM10 well above 50 mu g m(-3); (2) transition period, during which the 24-hour-averaged PM10 never exceeded 40 mu g m(-3) and never dropped below 10 mg m(-3); (3) and wet period, characterized by 48-hour-averaged concentrations of PM10 below 12 mu g m(-3) and sometimes as low as 2 mu g m(-3). The trend of PM10 reflects that of CO concentration and can be directly linked to the decreasing intensity of the biomass- burning activities from September through November, because of the progressive onset of the wet season. Two prominent aerosol modes, in the submicron and supermicron size ranges, were detected throughout the experiment. Dry period size distributions are dominated by the fine mode, while the fine and coarse modes show almost the same concentrations during the wet period. The supermicron fraction of the aerosol is composed mainly of primary particles of crustal or biological origin, whereas submicron particles are produced in high concentrations only during the biomass-burning periods and are mainly composed of organic material, mostly water-soluble, and similar to 10% of soluble inorganic salts, with sulphate as the major anion. Size-resolved average aerosol chemical compositions are reported for the dry, transition, and wet periods. However, significant variations in the aerosol composition and concentrations were observed within each period, which can be classified into two categories: (1) diurnal oscillations, caused by the diurnal cycle of the boundary layer and the different combustion phase active during day (flaming) or night (smouldering); and (2) day-to-day variations, due to alternating phases of relatively wet and dry conditions. In a second part of the study, three subperiods representative of the conditions occurring in the dry, transition, and wet periods were isolated to follow the evolution of the aerosol chemical composition as a function of changes in rainfall rate and in the strength of the sources of particulate matter. The chemical data set provided by the SMOCC field experiment will be useful to characterize the aerosol hygroscopic properties and the ability of the particles to act as cloud condensation nuclei.


Archive | 2007

Chemical Fluxes in North-east Atlantic Air

Darius Ceburnis; Colin D. O'Dowd; M. C. Facchini; L. Emblico; S. Decesari; Jonas Sakalys; S. G. Jennings

C.D. O’Dowd and P.E. Wagner (eds.), Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, 1064–1069.


Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | 2005

Characterization of the organic composition of aerosols from Rondônia, Brazil, during the LBA-SMOCC 2002 experiment and its representation through model compounds

Stefano Decesari; S. Fuzzi; M. C. Facchini; M. Mircea; L. Emblico; F. Cavalli; Willy Maenhaut; Xuguang Chi; Gal Schkolnik; Alla H. Falkovich; Yinon Rudich; M. Claeys; V. Pashynska; G Vas; Ivan Kourtchev; Reinhilde Vermeylen; A. Hoffer; Meinrat O. Andreae; Emilio Tagliavini; Fabio Moretti; Paulo Artaxo


Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | 2007

Elemental and organic carbon in PM10 : a one year measurement campaign within the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme EMEP

Karl Espen Yttri; Wenche Aas; Arve Bjerke; J.N. Cape; F. Cavalli; Darius Ceburnis; Christian Dye; L. Emblico; M. C. Facchini; C. Forster; Je Hanssen; Hans-Christen Hansson; S. G. Jennings; Willy Maenhaut; J.-P. Putaud; Kjetil Tørseth


Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | 2005

Importance of the organic aerosol fraction for modeling aerosol hygroscopic growth and activation: a case study in the Amazon Basin

M. Mircea; M. C. Facchini; Stefano Decesari; F. Cavalli; L. Emblico; S. Fuzzi; Anders Vestin; Jenny Rissler; Erik Swietlicki; Göran Frank; Meinrat O. Andreae; Willy Maenhaut; Yinon Rudich; Paulo Artaxo


Geophysical Research Letters | 2008

Marine aerosol chemistry gradients: Elucidating primary and secondary processes and fluxes

Darius Ceburnis; Colin D. O'Dowd; Gerard S. Jennings; Maria Cristina Facchini; L. Emblico; Stefano Decesari; S. Fuzzi; Jonas Sakalys


Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | 2005

Size-segregated aerosol chemical composition at a boreal site in southern Finland, during the QUEST project

F. Cavalli; M. C. Facchini; S. Decesari; L. Emblico; M. Mircea; N. R. Jensen; S. Fuzzi


Water Air and Soil Pollution | 2007

Chemical Characterization and Source Apportionment of Size-Segregated Aerosol Collected at an Urban Site in Sicily

M. Rinaldi; L. Emblico; S. Decesari; S. Fuzzi; M. C. Facchini; V. Librando


Water Air and Soil Pollution | 2009

Chemical composition of cloud water in the Puerto Rican tropical trade wind cumuli.

Adriana Gioda; Olga L. Mayol-Bracero; F. Morales-Garcia; Jeffrey L. Collett; Stefano Decesari; L. Emblico; Maria Cristina Facchini; Ricardo J. Morales-De Jesús; S. Mertes; Stephan Borrmann; Saskia Walter; Johannes Schneider

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S. Fuzzi

National Research Council

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F. Cavalli

National Research Council

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M. Mircea

National Research Council

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S. Decesari

University of Manchester

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Yinon Rudich

Weizmann Institute of Science

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Darius Ceburnis

National University of Ireland

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Paulo Artaxo

University of São Paulo

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