Wintertime hygroscopic growth factors (HGFs) of accumulation mode particles and their linkage to chemical composition in a heavily polluted urban atmosphere of Kanpur at the Centre of IGP, India: Impact of ambient relative humidity

2020 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 135363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Mandariya ◽  
S.N. Tripathi ◽  
Tarun Gupta ◽  
Gaurav Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Urban Atmosphere ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Accumulation Mode ◽  
Ambient Relative Humidity

scholarly journals Optical particle counter measurement of marine aerosol hygroscopic growth

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 12381-12415 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Snider ◽  
M. D. Petters
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Scattered Light ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Mie Scattering ◽  
Size Spectrum ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Marine Stratocumulus ◽  
Ambient Relative Humidity ◽  
Light Scattering Detection

Abstract. A technique is developed for the determination of the hygroscopic growth factor of dry particles with diameter between 0.3 and 0.6 µm and is applied to measurements made during the second Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus experiment. Two optical particle counters are utilized, one measures the aerosol size spectrum at ambient relative humidity and the other simultaneously dries the aerosol prior to light scattering detection. Growth factors are based on measurements made in the region of the Mie scattering curve where scattered light intensity increases monotonically with dry and wet particle diameter, i.e. D<0.9 µm. Factors influencing the accuracy of the measurement are evaluated, including particle drying, refractive index and shape. Growth factors at 90±3% ambient relative humidity in marine airmasses 400 km west of San Diego, California range between 1.5 and 1.8. This suggests that a significant fraction of the particle mass, between 40 and 70%, is either non-hygroscopic or weakly hygroscopic.

scholarly journals Hygroscopic growth of urban aerosol particles in Beijing (China) during wintertime: a comparison of three experimental methods

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 6889-6927 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Meier ◽  
B. Wehner ◽  
A. Massling ◽  
W. Birmili ◽  
A. Nowak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
The Other ◽  
Urban Atmosphere ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Differential Mobility ◽  
Accumulation Mode ◽  
Solubility Model ◽  
Particle Sizer

Abstract. This paper presents hygroscopicity measurements of aerosol particles in the urban atmosphere of Beijing carried out in January 2005. Therefore, three different methods were used: 1) Combining Humidifying Differential Mobility Particle Sizer (H-DMPS) and Twin Differential Mobility Particle Sizer (TDMPS) measurements; 2) Hygroscopicity Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (H-TDMA) technique; 3) Calculating hygroscopic growth factors on the basis of a solubility model quantified by Micro Orifice Uniform Deposit Impactor (MOUDI) samples. Particle number size distributions from H-DMPS and TDMPS were evaluated to derive size-resolved descriptive hygroscopic growth factors (DHGF) of 30–400 nm particles at relative humidities (RH) of 55%, 77% and 90%. The atmospheric particles in Beijing were rather hydrophobic, with a maximum growth factor in the accumulation mode around 1.40 (±0.03) at 90% RH. The descriptive hygroscopic growth factors decreased significantly towards the lower measurement limit (1.04 (±0.15) at Dp=30 nm). A good agreement was found between the DHGFs and the H-TDMA-derived hygroscopic growth factors in the accumulation mode (100–400 nm), the DHGFs underestimated the values from the H-TDMA in the Aitken mode (<100 nm) by up to 0.1 at 90% RH. The calculation of hygroscopic growth factors based on the measured chemical composition showed that different modes of combining the inorganic ions caused a variation in growth factor of 0.1 at 90% RH. The solubility model was able to reproduce the size-dependent trend in the growth factor found by the other methods. In two cases of ion-dominated aerosol, the composition-derived growth factors tended to agree (±0.05) or underestimate (up to 0.1) the values measured by the other two methods. In the case of the organic-dominated aerosol, the reverse was true, with an overestimation of up to 0.2. The results shed light on the real experimental and methodological uncertainties that are still connected with the determination of hygroscopic growth factors.

scholarly journals Optical particle counter measurement of marine aerosol hygroscopic growth

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1949-1962 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Snider ◽  
M. D. Petters
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Scattered Light ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Mie Scattering ◽  
Size Spectrum ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Marine Stratocumulus ◽  
Ambient Relative Humidity ◽  
Light Scattering Detection

Abstract. A technique is developed for the determination of the hygroscopic growth factor of dry particles with diameter between 0.3 and 0.6 μm and is applied to measurements made during the second Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus experiment (DYCOMS-II). Two optical particle counters are utilized, one measures the aerosol size spectrum at ambient relative humidity and the other simultaneously dries the aerosol prior to light scattering detection. Growth factors are based on measurements made in the region of the Mie scattering curve where scattered light intensity increases monotonically with dry and wet particle diameter, i.e. D<0.9 μm. Factors influencing the accuracy of the measurement are evaluated, including particle drying, refractive index and shape. Growth factors at 90±3% ambient relative humidity in marine airmasses 400 km west of San Diego, California range between 1.5 and 1.8. This suggests that a significant fraction of the particle mass, between 40 and 70%, is either non-hygroscopic or weakly hygroscopic.

scholarly journals Particle hygroscopicity and its link to chemical composition in the urban atmosphere of Beijing, China during summertime

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 11495-11524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. J. Wu ◽  
J. Zheng ◽  
D. J. Shang ◽  
Z. F. Du ◽  
Y. S. Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Mass Concentration ◽  
Cloud Condensation Nuclei ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Urban Atmosphere ◽  
High Time Resolution ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Hygroscopic Properties ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Measurement Period

Abstract. Simultaneous measurements of particle number size distribution, particle hygroscopic properties, and size-resolved chemical composition were made during the summer of 2014 in Beijing, China. During the measurement period, the median hygroscopicity parameters (κ) of 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 nm particles are respectively 0.15, 0.19, 0.22, 0.27, and 0.29, showing an increasing trend with increasing particle size. When PM2.5 mass concentration is greater than 50 μg m−3, the fractions of the hydrophilic mode for 150, 250, 350 nm particles increased towards 1 as PM2.5 mass concentration increased. This indicates that aged particles dominated during severe pollution periods in the atmosphere of Beijing. Particle hygroscopic growth can be well predicted using high time-resolution size-resolved chemical composition derived from AMS measurement on a basis of ZSR mixing rule. An empirical relationship between κ of organic fraction (κorg) and oxygen to carbon ratio (O : C) (κorg= 0.08·O : C+0.02) is obtained. During new particle formation event associating with strongly active photochemistry, the hygroscopic growth factor or κ of newly formed particles is greater than for particle with the same sizes during non-NPF periods. A quick transformation from external mixture to internal mixture for pre-existing particles (for example 250 nm particle) was observed. Such transformations can modify the state of mixture of pre-exiting particles and thus modify properties such as the light absorption coefficient and cloud condensation nuclei activation.

scholarly journals Hygroscopic behavior and chemical composition evolution of internally mixed aerosols composed of oxalic acid and ammonium sulfate

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Wang ◽  
Bo Jing ◽  
Fang Tan ◽  
Jiabi Ma ◽  
Yunhong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Oxalic Acid ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Atmospheric Environment ◽  
Dehydration Process ◽  
Hygroscopic Properties ◽  
Ammonium Hydrogen

Abstract. Although water uptake of aerosols plays an important role in the atmospheric environment, the effects of interactions between components on chemical composition and hygroscopicity of aerosols are still not well constrained. The hygroscopic properties and phase transformation of oxalic acid (OA) and mixed particles composed of ammonium sulfate (AS) and OA with different organic to inorganic molar ratios (OIRs) have been investigated by using confocal Raman spectroscopy. It is found that OA droplets first crystallize to form oxalic acid dihydrate at 77 % relative humidity (RH), and further lose crystalline water to convert into anhydrous oxalic acid around 5 % RH during the dehydration process. The deliquescence and efflorescence point for AS is determined to be 80.1 ± 1.5 % RH and 44.3 ± 2.5 % RH, respectively. The observed efflorescence relative humidity (ERH) for mixed OA/AS droplets with OIRs of 1:3, 1:1 and 3:1 is 34.4 ± 2.0 % RH, 44.3 ± 2.5 % RH and 64.4 ± 3.0 % RH, respectively, indicating the elevated OA content appears to favor the crystallization of mixed systems at higher RH. However, the partial deliquescence relative humidity (DRH) for mixed OA/AS particles with OIR of 1:3 and 1:1 is observed to occur at 81.1 ± 1.5 % RH and 77 ± 1.0 % RH, respectively. The Raman spectra of mixed OA/AS droplets indicate the formation of ammonium hydrogen oxalate (NH4HC2O4) and ammonium hydrogen sulfate (NH4HSO4) from interactions between OA and AS in aerosols after slow dehydration process in the time scale of hours, which considerably influence the subsequent deliquescence behavior of internally mixed particles with different OIRs. The mixed OA/AS particles with 3:1 ratio exhibit no deliquescence transition over the RH range studied due to the considerable transformation of (NH4)2SO4 into nonhygroscopic NH4HC2O4. Although the hygroscopic growth of mixed OA/AS droplets is comparable to that of AS or OA at high RH during the dehydration process, Raman growth factors of mixed particles after deliquescence are substantially lower than those of mixed OA/AS droplets during the efflorescence process and further decrease with elevated OA content. The discrepancies for Raman growth factors of mixed OA/AS particles between the dehydration and hydration process at high RH can be attributed to the significant formation of NH4HC2O4 and residual OA, which remain solid at high RH and thus result in less water uptake of mixed particles. These findings improve the understanding of the role of reactions between dicarboxylic acid and inorganic salt in the chemical and physical properties of aerosol particles, and might have important implications for atmospheric chemistry.

scholarly journals Chemical composition and hygroscopic properties of aerosol particles over the Aegean Sea

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 5805-5841 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bezantakos ◽  
K. Barmpounis ◽  
M. Giamarelou ◽  
E. Bossioli ◽  
M. Tombrou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Average Density ◽  
Back Trajectory ◽  
High Time Resolution ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Organic Species ◽  
Hygroscopic Properties

Abstract. The chemical composition and water uptake characteristics of sub-micrometer atmospheric particles in the region of the Aegean Sea were measured between 25 August and 11 September 2011 in the framework of the Aegean-Game campaign. High time-resolution measurements of the chemical composition of the particles were conducted using an airborne compact Time-Of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (cTOF-AMS). These measurements involved two flights from the island of Crete to the island of Lemnos and back. A Hygroscopic Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (HTDMA) located on the island of Lemnos was used to measure the ability of the particles to take up water. The HTDMA measurements showed that the particles were internally mixed, having hygroscopic growth factors that ranged from 1.00 to 1.59 when exposed to 85% relative humidity. When the aircraft flew near the ground station on Lemnos, the cTOF-AMS measurements showed that the organic volume fraction of the particles ranged from 43 to 56%. These measurements corroborate the range of hygroscopic growth factors measured by the HTDMA during that time. Good closure between HTDMA and cTOF-AMS measurements was achieved when assuming that the organic species were hydrophobic and had an average density that corresponds to aged organic species. Using the results from the closure study, the cTOF-AMS measurements were employed to determine a representative aerosol hygroscopic parameter κmix for the whole path of the two flights. Calculated κmix values ranged from 0.17 to 1.03 during the first flight and from 0.15 to 0.93 during the second flight. Air masses of different origin as determined by back trajectory calculations can explain the spatial variation in the chemical composition and κmix values of the particles observed in the region.

scholarly journals Relative humidity impact on aerosol parameters in a Paris suburban area

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 8091-8147 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Randriamiarisoa ◽  
P. Chazette ◽  
P. Couvert ◽  
J. Sanak ◽  
G. Mégie
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Water Mass ◽  
Suburban Area ◽  
Mass Content ◽  
Accumulation Mode ◽  
Scattering Cross ◽  
Aerosol Parameters

Abstract. Measurements of relative humidity (RH) and aerosol parameters (scattering cross section, size distributions and chemical composition), performed in ambient atmospheric conditions, have been used to study the influence of relative humidity on aerosol properties. The data were acquired in a suburban area south of Paris, between 18 and 24 July 2000, in the framework of the ''Etude et Simulation de la Qualité de l'air en Ile-de-France'' (ESQUIF) program. According to the origin of the air masses arriving over the Paris area, the aerosol hygroscopicity is more or less pronounced. The aerosol chemical composition data were used as input of a thermodynamic model to simulate the variation of the aerosol water mass content with ambient RH and to determine the main inorganic salt compounds. The coupling of observations and modelling reveals the presence of deliquescence processes with hysteresis phenomenon in the hygroscopic growth cycle. Based on the Hänel model, parameterisations of the scattering cross section, the modal radius of the accumulation mode of the size distribution and the aerosol water mass content, as a function of increasing RH, have been assessed. For the first time, a crosscheck of these parameterisations has been performed and shows that the hygroscopic behaviour of the accumulation mode can be coherently characterized by combined optical, size distribution and chemical measurements.

scholarly journals Hygroscopic properties of the Paris urban aerosol in relation to its chemical composition

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 737-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Kamilli ◽  
L. Poulain ◽  
A. Held ◽  
A. Nowak ◽  
W. Birmili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Summation Method ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Differential Mobility ◽  
Hygroscopic Properties ◽  
Particle Sizer

Abstract. Aerosol hygroscopic growth factors and chemical properties were measured as part of the MEGAPOLI "Megacities Plume Case Study" at the urban site Laboratoire d'Hygiène de la Ville de Paris (LHVP) in the city center of Paris from June to August 2009, and from January to February 2010. Descriptive hygroscopic growth factors (DGF) were derived in the diameter range from 25 to 350 nm at relative humidities of 30, 55, 75, and 90% by applying the summation method on humidified and dry aerosol size distributions measured simultaneously with a humidified differential mobility particle sizer (HDMPS) and a twin differential mobility particle sizer (TDMPS). For 90% relative humidity, the DGF varied from 1.06 to 1.46 in summer, and from 1.06 to 1.66 in winter. Temporal variations in the observed mean DGF could be well explained with a simple growth model based on the aerosol chemical composition measured by aerosol mass spectrometry (AMS) and black carbon photometry (MAAP). In particular, good agreement was observed when sulfate was the predominant inorganic factor. A clear overestimation of the predicted growth factor was found when the nitrate mass concentration exceeded values of 10 μg m−3, e.g., during winter.

scholarly journals Size distribution and hygroscopic properties of aerosol particles from dry-season biomass burning in Amazonia

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Rissler ◽  
A. Vestin ◽  
E. Swietlicki ◽  
G. Fisch ◽  
J. Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Particle Number ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Differential Mobility ◽  
Accumulation Mode ◽  
Hygroscopic Properties ◽  
Particle Sizer ◽  
Aitken Mode

Abstract. Aerosol particle number size distributions and hygroscopic properties were measured at a pasture site in the southwestern Amazon region (Rondonia). The measurements were performed 11 September-14 November 2002 as part of LBA-SMOCC (Large scale Biosphere atmosphere experiment in Amazonia - SMOke aerosols, Clouds, rainfall and Climate), and cover the later part of the dry season (with heavy biomass burning), a transition period, and the onset of the wet period. Particle number size distributions were measured with a DMPS (Differential Mobility Particle Sizer, 3-850nm) and an APS (Aerodynamic Particle Sizer), extending the distributions up to 3.3 µm in diameter. An H-TDMA (Hygroscopic Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer) measured the hygroscopic diameter growth factors (Gf) at 90% relative humidity (RH), for particles with dry diameters (dp) between 20-440 nm, and at several occasions RH scans (30-90% RH) were performed for 165nm particles. These data provide the most extensive characterization of Amazonian biomass burning aerosol, with respect to particle number size distributions and hygroscopic properties, presented until now. The evolution of the convective boundary layer over the course of the day causes a distinct diel variation in the aerosol physical properties, which was used to get information about the properties of the aerosol at higher altitudes. The number size distributions averaged over the three defined time periods showed three modes; a nucleation mode with geometrical median diameters (GMD) of ~12 nm, an Aitken mode (GMD=61-92 nm) and an accumulation mode (GMD=128-190 nm). The two larger modes were shifted towards larger GMD with increasing influence from biomass burning. The hygroscopic growth at 90% RH revealed a somewhat external mixture with two groups of particles; here denoted nearly hydrophobic (Gf~1.09 for 100 nm particles) and moderately hygroscopic (Gf~1.26). While the hygroscopic growth factors were surprisingly similar over the periods, the number fraction of particles belonging to each hygroscopic group varied more, with the dry period aerosol being more dominated by nearly hydrophobic particles. As a result the total particle water uptake rose going into the cleaner period. The fraction of moderately hygroscopic particles was consistently larger for particles in the accumulation mode compared to the Aitken mode for all periods. Scanning the H-TDMA over RH (30-90% RH) showed no deliquescence behavior. A parameterization of both Gf(RH) and Gf(dp), is given.

scholarly journals Hygroscopic behavior and chemical composition evolution of internally mixed aerosols composed of oxalic acid and ammonium sulfate

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 12797-12812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Wang ◽  
Bo Jing ◽  
Fang Tan ◽  
Jiabi Ma ◽  
Yunhong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Oxalic Acid ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Atmospheric Environment ◽  
Dehydration Process ◽  
Ammonium Hydrogen

Abstract. Although water uptake of aerosol particles plays an important role in the atmospheric environment, the effects of interactions between components on chemical composition and hygroscopicity of particles are still not well constrained. The hygroscopic properties and phase transformation of oxalic acid (OA) and mixed particles composed of ammonium sulfate (AS) and OA with different organic to inorganic molar ratios (OIRs) have been investigated by using confocal Raman spectroscopy. It is found that OA droplets first crystallize to form OA dihydrate at 71 % relative humidity (RH), and further lose crystalline water to convert into anhydrous OA around 5 % RH during the dehydration process. The deliquescence and efflorescence point for AS is determined to be 80.1 ± 1.5 % RH and 44.3 ± 2.5 % RH, respectively. The observed efflorescence relative humidity (ERH) for mixed OA ∕ AS droplets with OIRs of 1 : 3, 1 : 1 and 3 : 1 is 34.4 ± 2.0, 44.3 ± 2.5 and 64.4 ± 3.0 % RH, respectively, indicating the elevated OA content appears to favor the crystallization of mixed systems at higher RH. However, the deliquescence relative humidity (DRH) of AS in mixed OA ∕ AS particles with OIRs of 1 : 3 and 1 : 1 is observed to occur at 81.1 ± 1.5 and 77 ± 1.0 % RH, respectively. The Raman spectra of mixed OA ∕ AS droplets indicate the formation of ammonium hydrogen oxalate (NH4HC2O4) and ammonium hydrogen sulfate (NH4HSO4) from interactions between OA and AS in aerosols during the dehydration process on the time scale of hours, which considerably influence the subsequent deliquescence behavior of internally mixed particles with different OIRs. The mixed OA ∕ AS particles with an OIR of 3 : 1 exhibit no deliquescence transition over the RH range studied due to the considerable transformation of (NH4)2SO4 into NH4HC2O4 with a high DRH. Although the hygroscopic growth of mixed OA ∕ AS droplets is comparable to that of AS or OA at high RH during the dehydration process, Raman growth factors of mixed particles after deliquescence are substantially lower than those of mixed OA ∕ AS droplets during the efflorescence process and further decrease with elevated OA content. The discrepancies for Raman growth factors of mixed OA ∕ AS particles between the dehydration and hydration process at high RH can be attributed to the significant formation of NH4HC2O4 and residual OA, which remain solid at high RH and thus result in less water uptake of mixed particles. These findings improve the understanding of the role of reactions between dicarboxylic acid and inorganic salt in the chemical and physical properties of aerosol particles, and might have important implications for atmospheric chemistry.

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