A two-dimensional volatility basis set: 1. organic-aerosol mixing thermodynamics

NM Donahue, SA Epstein, SN Pandis… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
We develop the thermodynamic underpinnings of a two-dimensional volatility basis set (2D-
VBS) employing saturation mass concentration (C o) and the oxygen content (O: C) to …

A two-dimensional volatility basis set–Part 2: Diagnostics of organic-aerosol evolution

NM Donahue, JH Kroll, SN Pandis… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2012 - acp.copernicus.org
We discuss the use of a two-dimensional volatility-oxidation space (2-D-VBS) to describe
organic-aerosol chemical evolution. The space is built around two coordinates, volatility and …

Why do organic aerosols exist? Understanding aerosol lifetimes using the two-dimensional volatility basis set

NM Donahue, W Chuang, SA Epstein… - Environmental …, 2013 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context Fine particles (aerosols) containing organic compounds are central
players in two important environmental issues: aerosol-climate effects and human health …

1.5-Dimensional volatility basis set approach for modeling organic aerosol in CAMx and CMAQ

B Koo, E Knipping, G Yarwood - Atmospheric Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
A hybrid volatility basis set (VBS) approach to modeling atmospheric organic aerosol (OA) is
developed that combines the simplicity of the 1-dimensional (1-D) VBS with the ability to …

Modeling organic aerosols in a megacity: comparison of simple and complex representations of the volatility basis set approach

M Shrivastava, J Fast, R Easter… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
The Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with chemistry (WRF-Chem) is
modified to include a volatility basis set (VBS) treatment of secondary organic aerosol …

Molecular corridors and parameterizations of volatility in the chemical evolution of organic aerosols

Y Li, U Pöschl, M Shiraiwa - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The formation and aging of organic aerosols (OA) proceed through multiple steps of
chemical reaction and mass transport in the gas and particle phases, which is challenging …

Quantitative estimates of the volatility of ambient organic aerosol

CD Cappa, JL Jimenez - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
Measurements of the sensitivity of organic aerosol (OA, and its components) mass to
changes in temperature were recently reported by Huffman et al.~(2009) using a tandem …

Predictions of the glass transition temperature and viscosity of organic aerosols from volatility distributions

Y Li, DA Day, H Stark, JL Jimenez… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Volatility and viscosity are important properties of organic aerosols (OA), affecting aerosol
processes such as formation, evolution, and partitioning of OA. Volatility distributions of …

Modeling global secondary organic aerosol formation and processing with the volatility basis set: Implications for anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol

SC Farina, PJ Adams, SN Pandis - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The volatility basis set, a computationally efficient framework for the description of organic
aerosol partitioning and chemical aging, is implemented in the Goddard Institute for Space …

A naming convention for atmospheric organic aerosol

BN Murphy, NM Donahue, AL Robinson… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
While the field of atmospheric organic aerosol scientific research has experienced thorough
and insightful progress over the last half century, this progress has been accompanied by …