Exploring the applicability and limitations of selected optical scattering instruments for PM mass measurement

Zhang, Jie; Marto, Joseph P.; Schwab, James J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2995-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2995-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2995-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

Research article

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22 May 2018

Research article |

| 22 May 2018

Exploring the applicability and limitations of selected optical scattering instruments for PM mass measurement

Jie Zhang, Joseph P. Marto, and James J. Schwab

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2995-2018-supplement

Data sets

ASRC Air Quality Monitoring J. J. Schwab, B. Crandall, R. Brandt, J. Spicer, M. Christophersen, and M. Beauharnois http://atmoschem.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/~aqm/AQM_Products/

Short summary

The performance of two kinds of optical instruments for aerosol mass measurements was explained by a Mie scattering theory. At the same time, the response of optical instruments for ambient aerosol with different size, chemical composition, and refractive index were also studied. These would help evaluate the applicability and limitations of these optical scattering instruments.