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Ambient Submicron Particles In North America: Their Sources, Fate, and Impact

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dc.contributor.advisor Weber, Rodney J.
dc.contributor.author Peltier, Richard Edward en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Bergin, Michael H.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Huey, L Gregory
dc.contributor.committeeMember Ingall, Ellery D.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Nenes, Athanasios
dc.contributor.department Earth and Atmospheric Sciences en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2008-02-07T18:16:33Z
dc.date.available 2008-02-07T18:16:33Z
dc.date.issued 2007-10-04 en_US
dc.description.abstract This thesis improves the understanding of the fate and transport of aerosols in North America. Aerosols play an important role climate modification, visibility, human health, and regulatory compliance. Through multiple aircraft-based and ground-based field campaigns, in situ ambient bulk aerosol concentrations will be determined across geographically diverse regions of the United States. By examining aerosol composition - specifically, inorganic ions and water-soluble organic carbon - as they are transported across the Pacific Ocean, we can observe background concentrations that may contribute to aerosol loading observed in many US communities. Furthermore, the aerosol continues to be modified by anthropogenic and biogenic emissions, dry and wet deposition, and secondary formation and transformation as it is transported across the continent. To capture some of these dynamic changes, aerosol will be extensively measured near the east coast of the US and Canada, and results may show significant anthopogenic, biogenic, and secondary transformation. Many results from the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada will be presented, and a special case study discussing acid-catalyzed formation of secondary organic aerosol in the region of northern Georgia, US is discussed. Lastly, through laboratory- and field-based instrument development, a commonly-deployed instrument is modified for improved measurement of organic carbon and results are presented herein. en_US
dc.description.degree Ph.D. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19750
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject PILS en_US
dc.subject Aerosol en_US
dc.subject Organics en_US
dc.subject Inorganics en_US
dc.subject Aircraft en_US
dc.subject Pollution en_US
dc.subject Particles en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Atmospheric aerosols
dc.subject.lcsh Particles
dc.subject.lcsh Air
dc.subject.lcsh Pollution
dc.title Ambient Submicron Particles In North America: Their Sources, Fate, and Impact en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Weber, Rodney J.
local.contributor.corporatename School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename College of Sciences
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