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Chemical Composition Of Air Masses Transported From Asia To The U.S. West Coast During Itct 2k2: Fossil Fuel Combustion Versus Biomass-Burning Signatures, J. A. De Gouw, O. R. Cooper, C. Warneke, P. K. Hudson, F. C. Fehsenfeld, J. S. Holloway, G. Hübler, Jr K. Nicks, J. B. Nowak, D. D. Parrish, T. B. Ryerson, E. L. Atlas, Stephen G. Donnelly Ph.D., S. M. Schauffler, V. Stroud, K. Johnson, G. R. Carmichael, D. G. Streets Dec 2004

Chemical Composition Of Air Masses Transported From Asia To The U.S. West Coast During Itct 2k2: Fossil Fuel Combustion Versus Biomass-Burning Signatures, J. A. De Gouw, O. R. Cooper, C. Warneke, P. K. Hudson, F. C. Fehsenfeld, J. S. Holloway, G. Hübler, Jr K. Nicks, J. B. Nowak, D. D. Parrish, T. B. Ryerson, E. L. Atlas, Stephen G. Donnelly Ph.D., S. M. Schauffler, V. Stroud, K. Johnson, G. R. Carmichael, D. G. Streets

Chemistry Faculty Publications

As part of the Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation experiment in 2002 (ITCT 2K2), a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WP-3D research aircraft was used to study the long-range transport of Asian air masses toward the west coast of North America. During research flights on 5 and 17 May, strong enhancements of carbon monoxide (CO) and other species were observed in air masses that had been transported from Asia. The hydrocarbon composition of the air masses indicated that the highest CO levels were related to fossil fuel use. During the flights on 5 and 17 May and other days, …


A Major Regional Air Pollution Event In The Northeastern United States Caused By Extensive Forest Fires In Quebec, Canada, Linsey J. Debell, Jack E. Dibb, R. Talbot, J W. Munger, E V. Fischer, Steve Frolking Oct 2004

A Major Regional Air Pollution Event In The Northeastern United States Caused By Extensive Forest Fires In Quebec, Canada, Linsey J. Debell, Jack E. Dibb, R. Talbot, J W. Munger, E V. Fischer, Steve Frolking

Earth Sciences

During early July 2002, wildfires burned ∼1 × 106 ha of forest in Quebec, Canada. The resultant smoke plume was seen in satellite images blanketing the U.S. east coast. Concurrently, extremely high CO mixing ratios were observed at the Atmospheric Investigation, Regional Modeling, Analysis and Prediction (AIRMAP) network sites in New Hampshire and at the Harvard Forest Environmental Measurement Site (HFEMS) in Massachusetts. The CO enhancements were on the order of 525–1025 ppbv above low mixing ratio conditions on surrounding days. A biomass burning source for the event was confirmed by concomitant enhancements in aerosol K+, NH …


Impact Of Preindustrial Biomass-Burning Emissions On The Oxidation Pathways Of Tropospheric Sulfur And Nitrogen, B. Alexander, J. Savarino, Karl J. Kreutz, M. H. Thiemens Apr 2004

Impact Of Preindustrial Biomass-Burning Emissions On The Oxidation Pathways Of Tropospheric Sulfur And Nitrogen, B. Alexander, J. Savarino, Karl J. Kreutz, M. H. Thiemens

Earth Science Faculty Scholarship

Ice core measurements (H2O2 and CH4/HCHO) and modeling studies indicate a change in the oxidation capacity of the atmosphere since the onset of the Industrial Revolution due to increases in fossil fuel burning emissions [e. g., Lelieveld et al., 2002; Hauglustaine and Brasseur, 2001; Wang and Jacob, 1998; Staffelbach et al., 1991]. The mass-independent fractionation (MIF) in the oxygen isotopes of sulfate and nitrate from a Greenland ice core reveal that biomass-burning events in North America just prior to the Industrial Revolution significantly impacted the oxidation pathways of sulfur and nitrogen species deposited in Greenland ice. This finding highlights the …


Comprehensive Laboratory Measurements Of Biomass-Burning Emissions: 2. First Intercomparison Of Open-Path Ftir, Ptr-Ms, And Gc-Ms/Fid/Ecd, Ted J. Christian, B. Kleiss, Robert J. Yokelson, R. Holzinger, P. J. Crutzen, Wein Min Hao, T. Shirai, Donald R. Blake Jan 2004

Comprehensive Laboratory Measurements Of Biomass-Burning Emissions: 2. First Intercomparison Of Open-Path Ftir, Ptr-Ms, And Gc-Ms/Fid/Ecd, Ted J. Christian, B. Kleiss, Robert J. Yokelson, R. Holzinger, P. J. Crutzen, Wein Min Hao, T. Shirai, Donald R. Blake

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

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