| Title: | Optical properties of near-surface urban aerosols and their chemical tracing in a Mediterranean city (Athens) |
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| Authors: | ID Katsanos, Dimitris (Author)
ID Bougiatioti, Aikaterini (Author)
ID Liakakou, Eleni (Author)
ID Kaskaoutis, Dimitris G. (Author)
ID Stavroulas, Iasonas (Author)
ID Paraskevopoulou, D. (Author)
ID Lianou, Maria (Author)
ID Psiloglou, Basil E. (Author)
ID Gerasopoulos, Evangelos (Author)
ID Pilinis, Christodoulos (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: | One-year measurements (October 2016–September 2017) of aerosol optical properties in the Athens urban environment were analyzed; for closure purposes, the results were supported by data of chemical composition of the non-refractory submicron aerosol fraction acquired with an Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM). Both the spectral scattering (bsca) and absorption (babs) coefficients exhibit a pronounced annual variability with higher values (63.6 Mm–1 at 550 nm and 41.0 Mm–1 at 520 nm, respectively) in winter, due to domestic heating releasing increased carbonaceous emissions and the shallow mixing layer trapping aerosols near the surface. Much lower values (33.5 Mm–1 and 22.9 Mm–1 for bsca and babs, respectively) are found during summer, indicating rather aged aerosols from regional sources. The estimations of the dry spectral single scattering albedo (SSA), scattering (SAE) and absorption (AAE) Ångström exponents focus on the seasonality of the urban aerosols. The high SAE (~2.0) and low SSA (0.62 ± 0.11) values throughout the year indicate the dominance of fine-absorbing aerosols from fossil-fuel combustion, while the high AAE (~1.5) in winter suggests enhanced presence of biomass-burning aerosols. Pronounced morning and late evening/night peaks are found in both bsca and babs during winter, coinciding with the morning traffic rush hour and increased residential wood burning in the evening, while in the other seasons, the diurnal patterns flatten out. The wind speed strongly affects the aerosol loading and properties in winter, since for winds below 3 m s–1, a high increase in bsca and babs is observed, consistent with low dilution processes and hazy/smoggy conditions. Our closure experiments indicate a good agreement (R2 = 0.91, slope = 1.08) between the reconstructed and measured bsca values and reveal that organic matter contributes about half of the sub-micron mass in winter, followed by sulfate (~40%) and nitrate (10%, only in winter) aerosols. |
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| Keywords: | urban aerosols, light scattering, absorption, chemical species, wood burning, Athens |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 01.01.2019 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2019 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 49-70 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 12, no. 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUNG-9061  |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 195092739 |
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| ISSN: | 1680-8584 |
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| UDC: | 502/504 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1680-8584 |
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| eISSN: | 2071-1409 |
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| DOI: | 10.4209/aaqr.2017.11.0544 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UNG:REP:RD9DDK9Z |
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| Publication date in RUNG: | 10.05.2024 |
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