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Offline analysis of the chemical composition and hygroscopicity of submicrometer aerosol at an Asian outflow receptor site and comparison with online measurements

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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
卷 22, 期 8, 页码 5515-5533

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COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-5515-2022

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  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JP19H04253, JP18K19852]
  2. Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency [JPMEERF20202003]

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In this study, offline analysis of atmospheric aerosol hygroscopicity coupled to composition analysis was conducted and compared to online analysis. The results showed that offline analysis is a suitable method for characterizing aerosol hygroscopicity, especially for organic fractions.
Filter-based offline analysis of atmospheric aerosol hygroscopicity coupled to composition analysis provides information complementary to that obtained from online analysis. However, its application itself and comparison to online analysis have remained limited to date. In this study, daily submicrometer aerosol particles (PM0.95, 50 % cutoff diameter 0.95 mu m) were collected onto quartz fiber filters on Okinawa Island, a receptor of East Asian outflow, in the autumn of 2015. The chemical composition of water-soluble matter (WSM) in PM0.95, PM0.95 itself, and their respective hygroscopicities were characterized through the offline use of an aerosol mass spectrometer and a hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer. Thereafter, results were compared with those obtained from online analyses. Sulfate dominated the WSM mass (59 %), followed by water-soluble organic matter (WSOM, 20 %) and ammonium (13 %). WSOM accounted for most (91 %) of the mass of extracted organic matter (EOM) and the atomic O-to-C ratios (O : C) of WSOM and EOM were high (mean +/- standard deviation were 0.84 +/- 0.08 and 0.78 +/- 0.08, respectively), both of which indicate highly aged characteristics of the observed aerosol. The hygroscopic growth curves showed clear hysteresis for most samples. At 85 % relative humidity (RH), the calculated hygroscopicity parameter kappa values of the WSM (kwsm), WSOM, EOM, and PM0.95 (kappa pm 095 ) were 0.50 +/- 0.03, 0.22 +/- 0.12, 0.20 +/- 0.11, and 0.47 +/- 0.03, respectively. An analysis using the thermodynamic Extended Aerosol Inorganics Model (E-AIM) shows, on average, that inorganic salts and WSOM contributed 88 % and 12 %, respectively, of the kappa(wsm) (or kappa PM0.95). High similarities were found between offline and online analysis for chemical compositions that are related to particle hygroscopicity (the mass fractions and O : C of organics and the degree of neutralization) and also for aerosol hygroscopicity. As possible factors governing the variation in k wsm, the influences of WSOM abundance and the neutralization of inorganic salts were assessed. At high RH (70 %-90 %), the hygroscopicity of WSM and PM0.95 was affected considerably by the presence of organic components; at low RH (20 %-50 %), the degree of neutralization could be important. This study not only characterized aerosol hygroscopicity at the receptor site of East Asian outflow but also shows that offline hygroscopicity analysis is an appropriate method, at least for aerosols of the studied type. The results encourage further applications to other environments and to more in-depth hygroscopicity analysis, in particular for organic fractions.

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