Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-2175-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-2175-2026
Research article
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30 Mar 2026
Research article |  | 30 Mar 2026

Chemical sparsity in Bayesian receptor models for aerosol source apportionment

Marta Via, Jure Demšar, Yufang Hao, Manousos Manousakas, Anton Rusanen, Jianhui Jiang, Stuart K. Grange, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Vy Ngoc Thuy Dinh, Gaëlle Uzu, Griša Močnik, and Kaspar R. Daellenbach

Data sets

Datasets used in the BAMF+horseshoe manuscripts M. Via et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19223353

Model code and software

Models used in the BAMF+horseshoe manuscript M. Via et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19223679

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Short summary
We introduce BAMF+HS (Bayesian Autocorrelated Matrix Factorisation+Horseshoe), an enhanced Bayesian receptor model for particulate matter (PM) source apportionment. By applying a regularised horseshoe prior to the chemical composition matrix, BAMF+HS enforces sparsity, filtering out irrelevant species and improving source separation. Tests on synthetic and real datasets show BAMF+HS consistently outperforms previous models in accuracy and clarity.
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