Evolution of organic aerosols in the atmosphere

J. L. Jimenez; M. R. Canagaratna; N. M. Donahue; A. S.H. Prevot; Q. Zhang; J. H. Kroll; P. F. DeCarlo; J. D. Allan; H. Coe; N. L. Ng; A. C. Aiken; K. S. Docherty; I. M. Ulbrich; A. P. Grieshop; A. L. Robinson; J. Duplissy; J. D. Smith; K. R. Wilson; V. A. Lanz; C. Hueglin; Y. L. Sun; J. Tian; A. Laaksonen; T. Raatikainen; J. Rautiainen; P. Vaattovaara; M. Ehn; M. Kulmala; J. M. Tomlinson; D. R. Collins; M. J. Cubison; E. J. Dunlea; J. A. Huffman; T. B. Onasch; M. R. Alfarra; P. I. Williams; K. Bower; Y. Kondo; J. Schneider; F. Drewnick; S. Borrmann; S. Weimer; K. Demerjian; D. Salcedo; L. Cottrell; R. Griffin; A. Takami; T. Miyoshi; S. Hatakeyama; A. Shimono; J. Y. Sun; Y. M. Zhang; K. Dzepina; J. R. Kimmel; D. Sueper; J. T. Jayne; S. C. Herndon; A. M. Trimborn; L. R. Williams; E. C. Wood; A. M. Middlebrook; C. E. Kolb; U. Baltensperger; D. R. Worsnop

doi:10.1126/science.1180353

Evolution of organic aerosols in the atmosphere

J. L. Jimenez
, M. R. Canagaratna
, N. M. Donahue
, A. S.H. Prevot
, Q. Zhang
, J. H. Kroll
, P. F. DeCarlo
, J. D. Allan
, H. Coe
, N. L. Ng
, A. C. Aiken
, K. S. Docherty
, I. M. Ulbrich
, A. P. Grieshop
, A. L. Robinson
, J. Duplissy
, J. D. Smith
, K. R. Wilson
, V. A. Lanz
, C. Hueglin

Y. L. Sun, J. Tian, A. Laaksonen, T. Raatikainen, J. Rautiainen, P. Vaattovaara, M. Ehn, M. Kulmala, J. M. Tomlinson, D. R. Collins, M. J. Cubison, E. J. Dunlea, J. A. Huffman, T. B. Onasch, M. R. Alfarra, P. I. Williams, K. Bower, Y. Kondo, J. Schneider, F. Drewnick, S. Borrmann, S. Weimer, K. Demerjian, D. Salcedo, L. Cottrell, R. Griffin, A. Takami, T. Miyoshi, S. Hatakeyama, A. Shimono, J. Y. Sun, Y. M. Zhang, K. Dzepina, J. R. Kimmel, D. Sueper, J. T. Jayne, S. C. Herndon, A. M. Trimborn, L. R. Williams, E. C. Wood, A. M. Middlebrook, C. E. Kolb, U. Baltensperger, D. R. Worsnop

University of Colorado Boulder
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Carnegie Mellon University
Paul Scherrer Institute
SUNY Albany
University of California at Davis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Manchester
ETH Zurich—Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics (IPA)
University of British Columbia
CERN
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)
University of Eastern Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute
University of Helsinki
Stockholm University
Texas A&M University
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
The University of Tokyo
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos
University of New Hampshire
Environ
Rice University
National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Sanyu Plant Service Co., Ltd.
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences
National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Shoreline Science Research, Inc.

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Abstract

Organic aerosol (OA) particles affect climate forcing and human health, but their sources and evolution remain poorly characterized. We present a unifying model framework describing the atmospheric evolution of OA that is constrained by high-time-resolution measurements of its composition, volatility, and oxidation state. OA and OA precursor gases evolve by becoming increasingly oxidized, less volatile, and more hygroscopic, leading to the formation of oxygenated organic aerosol (OOA), with concentrations comparable to those of sulfate aerosol throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Our model framework captures the dynamic aging behavior observed in both the atmosphere and laboratory: It can serve as a basis for improving parameterizations in regional and global models.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1525-1529
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	326
Issue number	5959
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1180353
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Jimenez, J. L., Canagaratna, M. R., Donahue, N. M., Prevot, A. S. H., Zhang, Q., Kroll, J. H., DeCarlo, P. F., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Ng, N. L., Aiken, A. C., Docherty, K. S., Ulbrich, I. M., Grieshop, A. P., Robinson, A. L., Duplissy, J., Smith, J. D., Wilson, K. R., Lanz, V. A., ... Worsnop, D. R. (2009). Evolution of organic aerosols in the atmosphere. Science, 326(5959), 1525-1529. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1180353

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Evolution of organic aerosols in the atmosphere

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