Estimation of particle size distributions in the atmosphere—analysis of Fe and Ca particles as the representative examples
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Published:2023-04-05
Issue:1
Volume:17
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ISSN:2287-1160
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Container-title:Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Asian J. Atmos. Environ
Author:
Youn Hyunwoo,Miki Kenji,Iwata Ayumi,Okuda Tomoaki
Abstract
AbstractAtmospheric aerosols, including primary aerosols emitted directly into the atmosphere and secondary aerosols generated in the atmosphere from various chemically complex particles, cause a variety of environmental problems such as climate change, photochemical smog formation, and a decrease in incoming solar radiation. Therefore, it is important to understand the causes of aerosol particles and their impact on human society. In particular, particle size is an important indicator of lung penetration depth, aerosol transport, and optical properties. Hence, we mathematically estimated the airborne particle size distributions of each chemical component by collecting aerosol samples from the atmosphere using two types of cyclone samplers, large and small cyclone samplers. This study’s findings also suggest that calculated changes in particle size distribution can reflect changes in particle sources. The higher resolution of the continuous functions will enable the detection of the subtle changes in particle size distributions of each chemical component, which is helpful to understand the temporal changes in the chemical properties of the airborne aerosol particles.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Atmospheric Science,General Environmental Science
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