HISCALENCP

Holistic Interactions of Shallow Clouds, Aerosols, and Land-Ecosystems (HI-SCALE): Nanoparticle Composition and Precursors

21 August 2016 - 27 September 2016

Lead Scientist: James N. Smith

Observatory: sgp, sgp

A small suite of instruments will be placed in the Guest Instrument Facility (GIF) in support of HI-SCALE during IOP2. The objectives of our measurements are to fully characterize the formation and evolution of atmospheric aerosol particles through measurements of gas-phase precursor and ambient nanoparticle composition. Specifically, we plan to: (1) investigate the role of acid-base chemistry in new particle growth through measurements of ammonia and amines as well as organic and inorganic acids in both atmospheric nanoparticles and the gas phase; (2) investigate the contribution of other surface-area or volume-controlled processes to nanoparticle formation and growth, such as the uptake of Extremely Low Volatility Organic Compounds (ELVOCs); (3) evaluate the performance of a new instrument being developed with funding from the DOE SBIR program for measuring gas-phase amines; (4) together with our colleagues measuring on the ground and onboard the ARM G-1 aircraft during HI-SCALE, create a comprehensive data set related to new particle formation and growth that can be used in modeling efforts by our group and DOE Aerosol Life Cycle collaborators.

Timeline

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Related Publications

2021

Dorsey KS, R Jundt, CB Ireland, MR Wasem, RA Stafford, and A Hunzinger. 2021. 2020 Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Annual Report. Ed. by Kathryn Dorsey, U.S. Department of Energy. DOE/SC-ARM-20-020.

2020

Berg L, C Long, E Kassianov, D Chand, S Tai, Z Yang, L Riihimaki, S Biraud, J Tagestad, A Matthews, A Mendoza, F Mei, J Tomlinson, and J Fast. 2020. "Fine Scale Variability of Observed and Simulated Surface Albedo over the Southern Great Plains." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125(7), e2019JD030559, 10.1029/2019JD030559.
Research Highlight

Lawler M, D Draper, and J Smith. 2020. "Atmospheric fungal nanoparticle bursts." Science Advances, 6(3), 10.1126/sciadv.aax9051.
Research Highlight

2019

Laskin A, RC Moffet, M Fraund, J Wang, MK Gilles, D Knopf, and S China. 2019. Chemical Imaging of Atmospheric Organic Particles in the Southern Great Plains Field Campaign Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-19-018.

2017

Smith J, H Stark, E Browne, and D Hanson. 2017. HI-SCALE Nanoparticle Composition and Precursors Field Campaign Report. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM Climate Research Facility. DOE/SC-ARM-17-023.

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