| Optical measurement |
LIDAR |
Vertical profiles of water vapor and aerosol optical properties |
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Nephelometer |
Scattering and backscattering coefficient |
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Aethalometer |
Absorption coefficient |
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| Size distribution |
SMPS |
N dist. (>10nm) |
5 min |
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| Hygroscopic growth |
HTDMA |
GF (RH) |
5 min |
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| Mass concentration |
GRIMM-1108 laser spectrometer (PM1, PM2.5 and PM10) |
Mass concent. (> 300nm) |
10 min |
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Gravimetric analyses (PM10, PM2.5 y PM1 HV samplers) |
Mass concent. |
12 h - 1 day |
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| Aerosol Chemistry |
PM1 particulate sulfate concentration (Sulfate PM monitor, Thermo 5020i) |
Sulfate concent. |
10 min |
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Off-line MOUDI & Nano-MOUDI impactor |
Size selected major and trace elements sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, chloride, EC and OC |
12 h - 1 day |
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Off-line PM1, PM2.5 and PM10 24h sample collection (by high volume samplers) and subsequent chemical analyses |
Major and trace elements sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, chloride, EC and OC |
12 h - 1 day |
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ACSM (beg. 2013) |
OM, SO4, NO3, NH4 in PM1 |
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| Gas phase Chemistry |
DOAS (Differential Optical Absorption Spectrometry) with OPSIS AR500 system |
NO, NO2, SO2, O3, formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, xylem |
30 min |
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FTIR spectrometer |
Under calibration… |
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Denuders |
Particulate phase and inorganic precursors (ChemComb, Harvard School of Health; R&P Partisol 2300) |
1 – 3 h |
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| Met station |
Meteorological data |
Wind speed and direction, Temperature (max, min, gradient), relative humidity (HR), type of stability, pressure, precipitation |
10 min |
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