Article ; Online: Modeling the multiday evolution and aging of secondary organic aerosol during MILAGRO 2006.
Environmental science & technology
2011 Volume 45, Issue 8, Page(s) 3496–3503
Abstract: In this study, we apply several recently proposed models to the evolution of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) and organic gases advected from downtown Mexico City at an altitude of ∼3.5 km during three days of aging, in a way that is directly comparable ... ...
| Abstract | In this study, we apply several recently proposed models to the evolution of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) and organic gases advected from downtown Mexico City at an altitude of ∼3.5 km during three days of aging, in a way that is directly comparable to simulations in regional and global models. We constrain the model with and compare its results to available observations. The model SOA formed from oxidation of volatile organic compounds (V-SOA) when using a non-aging SOA parameterization cannot explain the observed SOA concentrations in aged pollution, despite the increasing importance of the low-NO(x) channel. However, when using an aging SOA parameterization, V-SOA alone is similar to the regional aircraft observations, highlighting the wide diversity in current V-SOA formulations. When the SOA formed from oxidation of semivolatile and intermediate volatility organic vapors (SI-SOA) is computed following Robinson et al. (2007) the model matches the observed SOA mass, but its O/C is ∼2× too low. With the parameterization of Grieshop et al. (2009), the total SOA mass is ∼2× too high, but O/C and volatility are closer to the observations. Heating or dilution cause the evaporation of a substantial fraction of the model SOA; this fraction is reduced by aging although differently for heating vs dilution. Lifting of the airmass to the free-troposphere during dry convection substantially increases SOA by condensation of semivolatile vapors; this effect is reduced by aging. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Aerosols/analysis ; Aerosols/chemistry ; Air Pollutants/analysis ; Air Pollutants/chemistry ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Models, Chemical ; Organic Chemicals/analysis ; Organic Chemicals/chemistry ; Phase Transition ; Time ; Volatilization |
| Chemical Substances | Aerosols ; Air Pollutants ; Organic Chemicals |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2011-04-15 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ISSN | 1520-5851 |
| ISSN (online) | 1520-5851 |
| DOI | 10.1021/es103186f |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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