| Title: | Consistent determination of the heating rate of light-absorbing aerosol using wavelength- and time-dependent Aethalometer multiple-scattering correction |
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| Authors: | ID Ferrero, Luca (Author)
ID Bernardoni, Vera (Author)
ID Santagostini, Luca (Author)
ID Cogliati, Sergio (Author)
ID Soldan, Francesca (Author)
ID Valentini, Sara (Author)
ID Massabò, Dario (Author)
ID Močnik, Griša (Author)
ID Gregorič, Asta (Author)
ID Rigler, Martin (Author), et al. |
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | UNG - University of Nova Gorica
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| Abstract: | Accurate and temporally consistent measurements of light absorbing aerosol (LAA) heating rate (HR) and of its source apportionment (fossil-fuel, FF; biomass-burning, BB) and speciation (black and brown Carbon; BC, BrC) are needed to evaluate LAA short-term climate forcing. For this purpose, wavelength- and time-dependent accurate LAA absorption coefficients are required. HR was experimentally determined and apportioned (sources/species) in the EMEP/ACTRIS/COLOSSAL-2018 winter campaign in Milan (urban-background site). Two Aethalometers (AE31/AE33) were installed together with a MAAP, CPC, OPC, a low volume sampler (PM2.5) and radiation instruments. AE31/AE33 multiple-scattering correction factors (C) were determined using two reference systems for the absorption coefficient: 1) 5-wavelength PP_UniMI with low time resolution (12 h, applied to PM2.5 samples); 2) timely-resolved MAAP data at a single wavelength. Using wavelength- and time-independent C values for the AE31 and AE33 obtained with the same reference device, the total HR showed a consistency (i.e. reproducibility) with average values comparable at 95% probability. However, if different reference devices/approaches are used, i.e. MAAP is chosen as reference instead of a PP_UniMI, the HR can be overestimated by 23-30% factor (by both AE31/AE33). This became more evident focusing on HR apportionment: AE33 data (corrected by a wavelength- and time-independent C) showed higher HRFF (+24±1%) and higher HRBC (+10±1%) than that of AE31. Conversely, HRBB and HRBrC were -28±1% and -29±1% lower for AE33 compared to AE31. These inconsistencies were overcome by introducing a wavelength-dependent Cλ for both AE31 and AE33, or using multi-wavelength apportionment methods, highlighting the need for further studies on the influence of wavelength corrections for HR determination.
Finally, the temporally-resolved determination of C resulted in a diurnal cycle of the HR not statistically different whatever the source- speciation- apportionment used. |
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| Keywords: | climate change, heating rate, black carbon, light absorbing aerosols |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-65 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. , 2021 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUNG-6582 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 66309379 |
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| UDC: | 53 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0048-9697 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148277 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:TYYUYOLO |
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| Publication date in RUNG: | 09.06.2021 |
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