Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
AMT
Articles | Volume 15, issue 2
Articles | Volume 15, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-459-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-459-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 2
Research article
 | 
27 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 27 Jan 2022

A systematic re-evaluation of methods for quantification of bulk particle-phase organic nitrates using real-time aerosol mass spectrometry

Douglas A. Day, Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Benjamin A. Nault, Brett B. Palm, Weiwei Hu, Hongyu Guo, Paul J. Wooldridge, Ronald C. Cohen, Kenneth S. Docherty, J. Alex Huffman, Suzane S. de Sá, Scot T. Martin, and Jose L. Jimenez

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Data sets

DC3 – Deep Convective Clouds & Chemistry NASA LaRC Airborne Science Data for Atmospheric Composition https://doi.org/10.5067/Aircraft/DC3/DC8/Aerosol-TraceGas

SEAC4RS – Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys NASA LaRC Airborne Science Data for Atmospheric Composition, 2022c https://doi.org/10.5067/Aircraft/SEAC4RS/Aerosol-TraceGas-Cloud

KORUS-AQ – An International Cooperative Air Quality Field Study in Korea NASA LaRC Airborne Science Data for Atmospheric Composition https://doi.org/10.5067/Suborbital/KORUSAQ/DATA01

SOAS 2013 Centreville Site Data Download NOAA https://csl.noaa.gov/groups/csl7/measurements/2013senex/Ground/DataDownload/

Manitou Experimental Forest Observatory Field Site (https://manitou.acom.ucar.edu/#data) NCAR-ACOM https://doi.org/10.5065/D61V5CDP

Aerosol Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Global Database (https://sites.google.com/site/amsglobaldatabase) Q. Zhang, C. Parworth, M. Lechner, and J. L. Jimenez https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3486719

GoAmazon Campaign Data Sets ARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurement) user facility https://www.arm.gov/research/campaigns/amf2014goamazon

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Short summary
Particle-phase nitrates are an important component of atmospheric aerosols and chemistry. In this paper, we systematically explore the application of aerosol mass spectrometry (AMS) to quantify the organic and inorganic nitrate fractions of aerosols in the atmosphere. While AMS has been used for a decade to quantify nitrates, methods are not standardized. We make recommendations for a more universal approach based on this analysis of a large range of field and laboratory observations.
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