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Long-Range Aerosol Transport And Impacts On Size-Resolved Aerosol Composition In Metro Manila, Philippines, Rachel A. Braun, Mojtaba Azadi Aghdam, Paola Angela Bañaga, Grace Betito, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Alexander B. Macdonald, James Bernard Simpas, Connor Stahl, Armin Sorooshian Jan 2020

Long-Range Aerosol Transport And Impacts On Size-Resolved Aerosol Composition In Metro Manila, Philippines, Rachel A. Braun, Mojtaba Azadi Aghdam, Paola Angela Bañaga, Grace Betito, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza, Melliza Templonuevo Cruz, Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, Alexander B. Macdonald, James Bernard Simpas, Connor Stahl, Armin Sorooshian

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This study analyzes long-range transport of aerosol and aerosol chemical characteristics based on instances of high- and low-aerosol-loading events determined via ground-based size-resolved aerosol measurements collected at the Manila Observatory in Metro Manila, Philippines, from July to October 2018. Multiple data sources, including models, remote sensing, and in situ measurements, are used to analyze the impacts of long-range aerosol transport on Metro Manila and the conditions at the local and synoptic scales facilitating this transport. Through the use of case studies, evidence of long-range transport of biomass burning aerosol and continental emissions is identified in Metro Manila. Long-range transport of …


Small Angle Neutron Scattering From D2o–H2o Nanodroplets And Binary Nucleation Rates In A Supersonic Nozzle, Christopher H. Heath, Kiril A. Streletzky, Barbara E. Wyslouzil, Judith Woelk, Reinhard Strey Mar 2003

Small Angle Neutron Scattering From D2o–H2o Nanodroplets And Binary Nucleation Rates In A Supersonic Nozzle, Christopher H. Heath, Kiril A. Streletzky, Barbara E. Wyslouzil, Judith Woelk, Reinhard Strey

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Small angle neutron scattering (SANS) experiments were used to characterize binary nanodroplets composed of D2O and H2O. The droplets were formed by expanding dilute mixtures of condensible vapor in a N2 carrier gas through a supersonic nozzle, while maintaining the onset of condensation at a fixed position in the nozzle. It is remarkable, given the small coherent scattering length density of light water, that even the pure H2O aerosol gave a scattering signal above background. The scattering spectra were analyzed assuming a log-normal distribution of droplets. On average, the geometric radius of the nanodroplets rg was rg=13 (±1) nm, the …


Controlling Nucleation And Growth Of Nanodroplets In Supersonic Nozzles, Kiril A. Streletzky, Yury Zvinevich, Barbara E. Wyslouzil, Reinhard Strey Mar 2002

Controlling Nucleation And Growth Of Nanodroplets In Supersonic Nozzles, Kiril A. Streletzky, Yury Zvinevich, Barbara E. Wyslouzil, Reinhard Strey

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We present the first results for a new supersonic nozzle that decouples nucleation and droplet growth, and closely controls the supersaturation and temperature during nucleation. We characterize the expansions using pressure trace measurements, and the aerosol properties using light scattering and small angle neutron scattering. We show that when nucleation and droplet growth are separated, the aerosol number density decreases, the average particle size increases, and the aerosol can be more monodisperse than that formed in a conventional nozzle. Under these conditions, we can estimate the nucleation rate J as a function of supersaturation S and temperature T directly from …