Parameter |
Method |
Affiliation |
Size-resolved aerosol composition and gravimetric mass |
Impactors (IC, XRF, and thermal-optical OC/EC) |
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Water soluble organic carbon |
PILS-WSOC |
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Ionic Aerosol Composition |
Particle In Liquid Sampler (PILS)-IC |
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Aerosol Size and Composition |
Aerosol Mass Spectrometer |
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Organic function groups |
FTIR |
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Single particle size and composition |
ATOFS |
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Aerosol number |
CNC |
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Aerosol size distribution |
Twin DMAs and an APS |
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Cloud condensation nuclei concentration |
CCN Counter |
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Aerosol scattering (400, 550, 700 nm) |
TSI Model 3563 Nephelometer |
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Aerosol absorption (400, 550, 700 nm) |
Radiance Research PSAP |
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Aerosol absorption |
Photoacoustic |
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Aerosol light scattering hygroscopic growth f(RH) |
Twin TSI 3563 nephelometers |
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Aerosol light extinction hygroscopic growth f(RH) |
Cavity ring-down spectrometer |
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Total and sub-micron aerosol extinction |
Cavity ring-down spectrometer |
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Vertical profiles of aerosol backscatter |
Micropulse lidar |
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Aerosol optical depth |
MicroTOPS |
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Temperature/relative humidity profiles |
Radiosondes |
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Cloud Liquid Water Path |
Microwave radiometer |
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Cloud droplet effective radius |
Cloud radar |
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Radiative fluxes (near UV to near IR) |
Spectral radiometers |
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Surface energy balance (fluxes) |
Eddy covariance (bow mounted) |
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High resolution BL turbulence structure |
Doppler mini-Sodar |
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VOC Speciation |
GC/MS |
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) |
GC/MS |
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Radon (Rn) |
Radon gas decay |
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Seawater DMS |
GC chemiluminescence |
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Ozone (O3) |
UV absorbance |
NOAA ESRL |
Ozone |
NO chemiluminescence |
NOAA ESRL |
Carbon monoxide (CO) |
Nondispersive IR |
NOAA ESRL |
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) |
Pulsed UV fluorescence |
NOAA ESRL |
Nitric oxide (NO) |
Chemiluminescence |
NOAA ESRL |
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) |
Photolysis/chemiluminescence |
NOAA ESRL |
Total reactive nitrogen oxides (NOy) |
Au tube/chemiluminescence |
NOAA ESRL |
Peroxyacyl nitric anhydrides (PANs) |
PAN-CIMS |
NOAA ESRL |
Alkyl nitrates (RONO2) |
GC/MS |
NOAA ESRL |
Acyl peroxy nitrates, ClNO2 |
CIMS |
NOAA ESRL |
Nitrate radical (NO3); Dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) |
Cavity ring-down spectroscopy |
NOAA ESRL |
BrO |
MAX DOAS |
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Water vapor (H2O)
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Capacitance probe |
NOAA ESRL |
Photolysis rates (j-values) |
Spectral radiometer |
NOAA ESRL |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
Nondispersive IR |
NOAA ESRL |