A low-cost monitor for simultaneous measurement of fine particulate matter and aerosol optical depth – Part 3: Automation and design improvements

Wendt, Eric A.; Quinn, Casey; L'Orange, Christian; Miller-Lionberg, Daniel D.; Ford, Bonne; Pierce, Jeffrey R.; Mehaffy, John; Cheeseman, Michael; Jathar, Shantanu H.; Hagan, David H.; Rosen, Zoey; Long, Marilee; Volckens, John

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-6023-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-6023-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-6023-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 9

Research article

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15 Sep 2021

Research article |

| 15 Sep 2021

A low-cost monitor for simultaneous measurement of fine particulate matter and aerosol optical depth – Part 3: Automation and design improvements

Eric A. Wendt, Casey Quinn, Christian L'Orange, Daniel D. Miller-Lionberg, Bonne Ford, Jeffrey R. Pierce, John Mehaffy, Michael Cheeseman, Shantanu H. Jathar, David H. Hagan, Zoey Rosen, Marilee Long, and John Volckens

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'RC on amt-2021-73', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Apr 2021

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Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-73-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', John Volckens, 16 Jul 2021
  
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  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-73-AC1
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'Comment on amt-2021-73', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Apr 2021

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Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-73-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', John Volckens, 16 Jul 2021
  
  The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://amt.copernicus.org/preprints/amt-2021-73/amt-2021-73-AC2-supplement.pdf
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-73-AC2

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by John Volckens on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Jul 2021) by Anna Novelli

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (21 Jul 2021)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (04 Aug 2021)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (11 Aug 2021) by Anna Novelli

AR by John Volckens on behalf of the Authors (16 Aug 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Fine particulate matter air pollution is one of the leading contributors to adverse health outcomes on the planet. Here, we describe the design and validation of a low-cost, compact, and autonomous instrument capable of measuring particulate matter levels directly, via mass sampling, and optically, via mass and sunlight extinction measurements. We demonstrate the instrument's accuracy relative to reference measurements and its potential for community-level sampling.