Ammonia and ammonium measurements from the southeastern United States |
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Institution: | 1. Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., 410 Midenhall Way, Cary, NC 27513, USA;2. Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., Snellville, GA, USA;3. Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., Plano, TX, USA;4. Southern Company, Birmingham, AL, USA;5. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA;1. Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA, Carretera Panamericana Sur km 8 Norte, Osorno, Chile;2. Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK;1. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK;2. Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK;1. Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Material Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China;2. School of Biomedical Engineering, Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, PR China;1. University of Potsdam, Dept. of Ecology and Ecosystem Modelling, Maulbeerallee 2, 14469 Potsdam, Germany;2. University of Potsdam, Dept. of Theoretical Aquatic Ecology and Ecophysiology, Maulbeerallee 2, 14469 Potsdam, Germany;1. Department of Environmental Horticulture, Dankook University, Cheonan, Chungnam 330-714, Korea;2. US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA |
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Abstract: | Twenty-four-hour integrated gaseous and fine particulate were measured during 2004 at eight sites in the southeastern U.S. Mean concentrations for 2004 ranged from 2.44 ppbv at an urban-industrial site in North Birmingham, AL, to 0.23 ppbv at a rural-forested site near Centreville, AL. mixing ratios were found to be higher at urban sites than at nearby rural (or suburban sites) except for sites which were directly influenced by local sources. Only weak correlations with temperature were observed for at the sites; slightly greater correlations were observed for total ammonia vs. temperature. A weak seasonal variation was observed for mixing ratios at all sites, with all but one site exhibiting biannual maxima in spring and late summer/fall. Mean concentrations ranged from in Atlanta, GA, to at Oak Grove, MS, and were more uniform across the network than mixing ratios, with only slightly larger values at urban sites as compared to nearby rural (or suburban) sites. All sites exhibited highest between July and September and lowest in November and December. The gaseous fraction was observed to decrease with increasing values of at all sites. At two rural-forested sites and two sites near the Gulf of Mexico, the gaseous fraction approached a relatively constant value of 5–10% as increased beyond 5–, suggesting that availability at these locations limits aerosol neutralization. |
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