A statistical examination of the chemical differences between interstitial and scavenged aerosol

Kevin J. Noone; John A. Ogren; Anneli Hallberg; Hans-Christen Hansson; Alfred Wiedensohler; Erik Swietlicki

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v44i5.15570

A statistical examination of the chemical differences between interstitial and scavenged aerosol

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 44 (1992): Issue 5

By: Kevin J. Noone, John A. Ogren, Anneli Hallberg, Hans-Christen Hansson, Alfred Wiedensohler and Erik Swietlicki

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|Jan 1992

Abstract

The difference in chemistry between interstitial aerosol particles and particles that were scavenged into fog droplets is examined using multivariate statistical techniques. 15 trace elements (P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, Pb, EC) were used in the analysis. There was a significant difference in composition between the two types of particles. S, Fe, Mn, and Cu were among the elements best describing the scavenged aerosol, while the interstitial aerosol was best described by elemental carbon (EC).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v44i5.15570 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 581 - 592

Submitted on: Nov 26, 1991

Accepted on: Jul 15, 1992

Published on: Jan 1, 1992

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1992 Kevin J. Noone, John A. Ogren, Anneli Hallberg, Hans-Christen Hansson, Alfred Wiedensohler, Erik Swietlicki, published by Stockholm University Press
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