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Thomas F. Mentel

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General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI)-integrating aerosol research from nano …

2011

In this paper we describe and summarize the main achievements of the European Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality Interactions project (EUCAARI). EUCAARI started on 1 January 2007 and ended on 31 December 2010 leaving a rich legacy including: (a) a comprehensive database with a year of observations of the physical, chemical and optical properties of aerosol particles over Europe, (b) comprehensive aerosol measurements in four developing countries, (c) a database of airborne measurements of aerosols and clouds over Europe during May 2008, (d) comprehensive modeling tools to study aerosol processes fron nano to global scale and their effects on climate and air quality. In addition a new Pan…

Atmospheric ScienceEuropean aerosol010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesaerosolAerosol radiative forcingClimateclouds010501 environmental sciencesAtmospheric sciences01 natural scienceslcsh:Chemistry/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_actionAerosol cloud11. SustainabilitySDG 13 - Climate Actionddc:550particle propertiesEnvironmental policysaturation vapor-pressureschemical-transport modelMiljövetenskapair qualitylcsh:QC1-999General Circulation Model/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1902EUCAARIEELS - Earth Environmental and Life SciencesION-INDUCED NUCLEATIONChemical transport modelMeteorologyEarth & EnvironmentEnergy / Geological Survey NetherlandsSIMULATION CHAMBER SAPHIRnuclei number concentrationSECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLpure component propertiesAir quality indexEnvironmental quality0105 earth and related environmental sciencesPARTICLE FORMATION EVENTSAtmosphärische Spurenstoffe[CHIM.CATA]Chemical Sciences/CatalysisCAS - Climate Air and Sustainability[SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and SocietyFalconAerosollcsh:QD1-99913. Climate actionmixed-phase cloudsEnvironmental scienceatmospheric sulfuric-acidEnvironmental Scienceslcsh:Physics
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Formation of 3-methyl-1,2,3-butanetricarboxylic acid via gas phase oxidation of pinonic acid – a mass spectrometric study of SOA aging

2012

Abstract. This paper presents the results of mass spectrometric investigations of the OH-initiated oxidative aging of α-pinene SOA under simulated tropospheric conditions at the large aerosol chamber facility AIDA, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. In particular, the OH-initiated oxidation of pure pinic and pinonic acid, two well-known oxidation products of α-pinene, was investigated. Two complementary analytical techniques were used, on-line atmospheric pressure chemical ionization/mass spectrometry (APCI/MS) and filter sampling followed by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS). The results show that 3-methyl-1,2,3-butanetricarboxylic acid (MBTCA), a very low volatile α-pine…

540 Chemistry and allied sciencesAtmospheric ScienceChromatographyChemistryAtmospheric-pressure chemical ionizationFraction (chemistry)Mass spectrometryMass spectrometriclcsh:QC1-999JGas phaseAerosollcsh:ChemistryAcid oxidationlcsh:QD1-999540 ChemieYield (chemistry)ddc:550lcsh:PhysicsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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Aging of biogenic secondary organic aerosol via gas-phase OH radical reactions

2012

The Multiple Chamber Aerosol Chemical Aging Study (MUCHACHAS) tested the hypothesis that hydroxyl radical (OH) aging significantly increases the concentration of first-generation biogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA). OH is the dominant atmospheric oxidant, and MUCHACHAS employed environmental chambers of very different designs, using multiple OH sources to explore a range of chemical conditions and potential sources of systematic error. We isolated the effect of OH aging, confirming our hypothesis while observing corresponding changes in SOA properties. The mass increases are consistent with an existing gap between global SOA sources and those predicted in models, and can be described b…

OzoneFree Radicals010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesUltraviolet Rayschemistry.chemical_element010501 environmental sciencesMass spectrometrybehavioral disciplines and activities01 natural sciencesOxygenMass SpectrometryAtmospherechemistry.chemical_compoundOzoneOrganic Chemicals0105 earth and related environmental sciencesAerosolsMultidisciplinaryOzonolysisAtmosphereHydroxyl RadicalReproducibility of ResultsAerosolOxygenModels ChemicalchemistryAtmospheric chemistryEnvironmental chemistryPhysical SciencesSolventsHydroxyl radicalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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Suppression of new particle formation from monoterpene oxidation by NO<sub>x</sub>

2014

Abstract. The impact of nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) on new particle formation (NPF) and on photochemical ozone production from real plant volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions was studied in a laboratory setup. At high NOx conditions ([BVOC] / [NOx] < 7, [NOx] > 23 ppb) new particle formation was suppressed. Instead, photochemical ozone formation was observed resulting in higher hydroxyl radical (OH) and lower nitrogen monoxide (NO) concentrations. When [NO] was reduced back to levels below 1 ppb by OH reactions, NPF was observed. Adding high amounts of NOx caused NPF to be slowed by orders of magnitude compared to analogous experiments at low NOx conditions ([NOx] ~300 ppt)…

chemistry.chemical_classificationAtmospheric Science010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesMonoterpeneRadicalPhotodissociation010501 environmental sciencesRate-determining stepPhotochemistry01 natural sciencesOrganic compoundchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistry13. Climate actionParticleHydroxyl radicalNOx0105 earth and related environmental sciencesAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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