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Model-measurement consistency and limits of bioaerosol abundance over the continental United States

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Zawadowicz, Maria A.; Froyd, Karl D.; Perring, Anne E.; Murphy, Daniel M.; Spracklen, Dominick V.; Heald, Colette L.; Buseck, Peter R.; Cziczo, Daniel J.; ... Show more Show less
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Due to low concentrations and chemical complexity, in situ observations of bioaerosol are geographically and temporally sparse, and this limits the accuracy of current emissions inventories. In this study, we apply a new methodology, including corrections for misidentification of mineral dust, to measurements of single particles over four airborne sampling campaigns to derive vertical profiles of bioaerosol over the continental United States. The new methodology is based on single-particle mass spectrometry (SPMS); it can extend historic datasets to include measurements of bioaerosol, it allows comparisons to other techniques, and it generally agrees with a global aerosol model. In the locations sampled, bioaerosols were at least a factor of 10 less abundant than mineral dust. Below 2 km, bioaerosol concentrations were measured between 6×10[superscript 3] and 2×10[superscript 4] m[superscript -3]. Between 2 and 8 km, bioaerosol concentrations were between 0 and 2 × 10[superscript 4] m[superscript -3], and above 8 km, bioaerosol concentrations were between 0 and 1 × 10[superscript 3] m[superscript -3]. Between 30 % and 80 % of single bioaerosol particles detected were internally mixed with dust. A direct comparison of the SPMS methodology with a co-located wideband integrated bioaerosol sensor (WIB) fluorescence sensor on a mountaintop site showed agreement to within a factor of 3 over the common size range.
Date issued
2019-11
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124731
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Journal
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Citation
Zawadowicz, Maria A., et al. “Model-Measurement Consistency and Limits of Bioaerosol Abundance over the Continental United States.” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19, 22 (November 2019): 13859–70. © 2019 the Authors
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1680-7324
1680-7316

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