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Aerosol Physicochemical Properties in a Forested Environment

Project Abstract: 
This project will focus on characterizing atmospheric aerosol properties both in real-time and with offline anaysis at the PROPHET site. This will involve measuring the aerosol size distribution, single particle chemical composition, and supporting measurements. This information will be coupled with the suite of measurements by other researchers at the Prophet site to provide a unique picture of gas particle partitioning and aging in a remote forested environment.
Years Active: 
2015
Methods: 
scanning mobility particle sizer - aerosol size (10-600 nm) aerodynamic particle sizer - aerosol size (600-19000 nm) aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer - single particle size and chemical composition multi-orifice uniform deposit impactor (MOUDI) - collection of size segregated samples for microscopy and spectroscopy analysis microanalysis particle sampler - smaller inertial impactor for collecting samples to analyze with microscopy meteorological station additional instrumentation as is feasible
Funding agency: 
University of Michigan Startup Funds