ACTRIS ACSM intercomparison – Part 1: Reproducibility of concentration and fragment results from 13 individual Quadrupole Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitors (Q-ACSM) and consistency with co-located instruments
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, European Geosciences Union, 2015, 8 (12), pp.5063-5087. ⟨10.5194/amt-8-5063-2015⟩ Crenn, V, Sciare, J, Croteau, P L, Verlhac, Jg. 8 (2015), Heft 12, S. 5063-5087
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As part of the European ACTRIS project, the first large Quadrupole Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (Q-ACSM) intercomparison study was conducted in the region of Paris for 3 weeks during the late-fall - early-winter period (November-December 2013). The first week was dedicated to the tuning and calibration of each instrument, whereas the second and third were dedicated to side-by-side comparison in ambient conditions with co-located instruments providing independent information on submicron aerosol optical, physical, and chemical properties. Near real-time measurements of the major chemical species (organic matter, sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, and chloride) in the non-refractory submicron aerosols (NR-PM1) were obtained here from 13 Q-ACSM. The results show that these instruments can produce highly comparable and robust measurements of the NR-PM1 total mass and its major components. Taking the median of the 13 Q-ACSM as a reference for this study, strong correlations (r2 > 0.9) were observed systematically for each individual Q-ACSM across all chemical families except for chloride for which three Q-ACSMs showing weak correlations partly due to the very low concentrations during the study. Reproducibility expanded uncertainties of Q-ACSM concentration measurements were determined using appropriate methodologies defined by the International Standard Organization (ISO 17025, 1999) and were found to be 9, 15, 19, 28, and 36 % for NR-PM1, nitrate, organic matter, sulfate, and ammonium, respectively. However, discrepancies were observed in the relative concentrations of the constituent mass fragments for each chemical component. In particular, significant differences were observed for the organic fragment at mass-to-charge ratio 44, which is a key parameter describing the oxidation state of organic aerosol. Following this first major intercomparison exercise of a large number of Q-ACSMs, detailed intercomparison results are presented, along with a discussion of some recommendations about best calibration practices, standardized data processing, and data treatment.
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ACTRIS ACSM intercomparison – Part 1: Reproducibility of concentration and fragment results from 13 individual Quadrupole Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitors (Q-ACSM) and consistency with co-located instruments
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| Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Gros, Valérie ; Poulain, Laurent ; Verlhac, Stéphanie ; Bonnaire, Nicolas ; Green, David C. ; Croteau, Philip ; Setyan, Ari ; Petit, Jean-Eudes ; Bressi, M. ; Artíñano, Begoña ; Alastuey, Andrés ; Belis, Claudio A. ; Äijälä, Mikko ; Sciare, Jean ; Baltensperger, Urs ; Cavalli, Fabrizia ; Canonaco, Francesco ; Chris Rene Lunder ; Fröhlich, Roman ; Coz, Esther ; María Cruz Minguillón ; Herrmann, Hartmut ; Heikkinen, Liine ; Jayne, John T. ; Ripoll, Anna ; Riffault, Véronique ; Canagaratna, Manjula R. ; Prévôt, André S. H. ; Favez, Olivier ; Priestman, Max ; Wiedensohler, Alfred ; Cubison, Michael J. ; Baisnée, Dominique ; Crenn, Vincent ; Petralia, Ettore ; O'Dowd, Colin D. ; Carbone, C. ; Aas, Wenche ; Močnik, Griša ; Ovadnevaite, Jurgita ; Slowik, Jay G. ; Sarda-Esteve, Roland ; Esser-Gietl, Johanna K. ; Génie Civil et Environnemental (GCE) ; École des Mines de Douai (Mines Douai EMD) ; Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT) ; Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette] (LSCE) ; Université Paris-Saclay-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ; Service de Radiologie [Créteil] ; Créteil, CHI ; Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) ; Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA) ; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC) ; Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas [Madrid] (CIEMAT) ; Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) ; JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) ; European Commission - Joint Research Centre [Ispra] (JRC) ; Physik, Angewandte ; Universität Paderborn (UPB) ; National University of Ireland [Galway] (NUI Galway) ; Laboratoire de Physiologie des Poissons ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) ; Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) ; Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT) ; Aerodyne Research Inc. ; Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l'environnement de Lyon (IRCELYON) ; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL) ; Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ; Department of Physics ; Centre for Materials and Processes (CERI MP) ; Ecole nationale supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille Douai (IMT Lille Douai) ; Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) ; Chimie Atmosphérique Expérimentale (CAE) ; Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) ; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC) ; Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC) ; Centre for Materials and Processes (CERI MP - IMT Nord Europe) ; Ecole nationale supérieure Mines-Télécom Lille Douai (IMT Nord Europe) ; Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ; Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ; Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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| Zeitschrift: | Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, European Geosciences Union, 2015, 8 (12), pp.5063-5087. ⟨10.5194/amt-8-5063-2015⟩ Crenn, V, Sciare, J, Croteau, P L, Verlhac, Jg. 8 (2015), Heft 12, S. 5063-5087 |
| Veröffentlichung: | Copernicus GmbH, 2015 |
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| ISSN: | 1867-8548 (print) ; 1867-1381 (print) |
| DOI: | 10.5194/amt-8-5063-2015 |
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