Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Understanding atmospheric organic aerosols via factor analysis of aerosol mass spectrometry: a review

Q Zhang, JL Jimenez, MR Canagaratna… - Analytical and …, 2011 - Springer
Organic species are an important but poorly characterized constituent of airborne particulate
matter. A quantitative understanding of the organic fraction of particles (organic aerosol, OA) …

Organic aerosol components observed in Northern Hemispheric datasets from Aerosol Mass Spectrometry

NL Ng, MR Canagaratna, Q Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study we compile and present results from the factor analysis of 43 Aerosol Mass
Spectrometer (AMS) datasets (27 of the datasets are reanalyzed in this work). The …

Aerosol characterization over the southeastern United States using high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometry: spatial and seasonal variation of aerosol composition …

L Xu, S Suresh, H Guo, RJ Weber… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
We deployed a High-Resolution Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (HR-ToF-AMS)
and an Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM) to characterize the chemical …

Organic aerosol components derived from 25 AMS data sets across Europe using a consistent ME-2 based source apportionment approach

M Crippa, F Canonaco, VA Lanz… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic aerosols (OA) represent one of the major constituents of submicron particulate
matter (PM 1) and comprise a huge variety of compounds emitted by different sources. Three …

Characterization of submicron aerosols during a month of serious pollution in Beijing, 2013

JK Zhang, Y Sun, ZR Liu, DS Ji, B Hu… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
In January 2013, Beijing experienced several serious haze events. To achieve a better
understanding of the characteristics, sources and processes of aerosols during this month …

Characterization of the sources and processes of organic and inorganic aerosols in New York city with a high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass apectrometer

YL Sun, Q Zhang, JJ Schwab… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Submicron aerosol particles (PM 1) were measured in-situ using a High-Resolution Time-of-
Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer during the summer 2009 Field Intensive Study at Queens …

Laboratory studies of the chemical composition and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and oxidized primary organic …

AT Lambe, TB Onasch, P Massoli… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and oxidized primary organic aerosol (OPOA) were
produced in laboratory experiments from the oxidation of fourteen precursors representing …

Megacities as hot spots of air pollution in the East Mediterranean

M Kanakidou, N Mihalopoulos, T Kindap, U Im… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the actual knowledge on the atmospheric
pollution sources, transport, transformation and levels in the East Mediterranean. It focuses …

PM2. 5 chemical composition in five European Mediterranean cities: A 1-year study

D Salameh, A Detournay, J Pey, N Pérez, F Liguori… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
The seasonal and spatial characteristics of PM 2.5 and its chemical composition in the
Mediterranean Basin have been studied over a 1-year period (2011–2012) in five European …