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DOI | 10.5194/acp-23-2167-2023 |
Characterization of ultrafine particles and the occurrence of new particleformation events in an urban and coastal site of the Mediterranean area | |
Dinoi, Adelaide; Gulli, Daniel; Weinhold, Kay; Ammoscato, Ivano; Calidonna, Claudia R.; Wiedensohler, Alfred; Contini, Daniele | |
发表日期 | 2023 |
ISSN | 1680-7316 |
EISSN | 1680-7324 |
起始页码 | 2167 |
结束页码 | 2181 |
卷号 | 23期号:3页码:15 |
英文摘要 | In this work, new particle formation events (NPFs) occurring at two locations in southern Italy, the urban background site of Lecce (ECO station) and the coastal site of Lamezia Terme (LMT station), are identified and analyzed. The study aims to compare the properties of NPF events at the two sites, located 225 km away from each other and characterized by marked differences in terms of emission sources and local weather dynamics. Continuous measurements of particle number size distributions, in the size range from 10 to 800 m, were performed at both sites by a mobility particle size spectrometer (MPSS). The occurrence of NPF events, observed throughout the study period that lasted 5 years, produced different results in terms of frequency of occurrence: 25 % of the days at ECO and 9 % at LMT. NPF events showed seasonal patterns: higher frequency during spring and summer at the urban background site and the autumn-winter period at the coastal site. Some of these events happened simultaneously at both sites, indicating the occurrence of the nucleation process on a large spatial scale. Cluster analysis of 72 h back trajectories showed that during the NPF events the two stations were influenced by similar air masses, most of which originated from the north-western direction. Local meteorological conditions characterized by high pressure, with a prevalence of clear skies, low levels of relative humidity (RH < 52 %), and moderate winds (3-4 m s(-1)) dominated the NPF events at both sites. Notable differences were observed in SO2 and PM2.5 concentrations and H2SO4 proxy levels, resulting in similar to 65 %, similar to 80 %, and 50 % lower levels at LMT compared to ECO, respectively. It is likely that the lower level of that which is recognized as one of the main gas precursors involved in the nucleation process could be responsible for the smaller NPF frequency of occurrence (similar to 60 % less than ECO) observed in LMT. |
学科领域 | Environmental Sciences; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000932988100001 |
来源期刊 | ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/273057 |
作者单位 | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima (ISAC-CNR); Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del Clima (ISAC-CNR); Leibniz Institut fur Tropospharenforschung (TROPOS) |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Dinoi, Adelaide,Gulli, Daniel,Weinhold, Kay,et al. Characterization of ultrafine particles and the occurrence of new particleformation events in an urban and coastal site of the Mediterranean area[J],2023,23(3):15. |
APA | Dinoi, Adelaide.,Gulli, Daniel.,Weinhold, Kay.,Ammoscato, Ivano.,Calidonna, Claudia R..,...&Contini, Daniele.(2023).Characterization of ultrafine particles and the occurrence of new particleformation events in an urban and coastal site of the Mediterranean area.ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,23(3),15. |
MLA | Dinoi, Adelaide,et al."Characterization of ultrafine particles and the occurrence of new particleformation events in an urban and coastal site of the Mediterranean area".ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 23.3(2023):15. |
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