Multiphase reactions of hydrocarbons into an air quality model with CAMx-UNIPAR: Impacts of humidity and NOx on secondary organic aerosol formation in the Southern USA
Authorea (Authorea),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 26, 2024
Secondary
organic
aerosol
(SOA)
mass
in
the
Southern
USA
during
winter-spring
2022
were
simulated
by
integrating
Comprehensive
Air
quality
Model
with
extensions
(CAMx)
UNIfied
Partitioning-Aerosol
phase
Reaction
(UNIPAR)
model,
which
predicts
SOA
formation
via
multiphase
reactions
of
hydrocarbons.
UNIPAR
streamlines
partitioning
oxygenated
products
and
their
heterogeneous
using
explicitly
predicted
originating
from
10
aromatics,
3
biogenics,
linear/branched
alkanes
different
carbon
lengths.
simulations
compared
those
partitioning-based
model
(SOAP),
uses
simple
surrogate
for
each
precursor.
Both
SOAP
showed
similar
tendencies
but
slightly
underpredicted
against
observations
at
given
five
ground
sites.
However,
compositions
its
sensitivity
to
environmental
variables
(sunlight,
humidity,
NOx,
SO2)
between
two
models.
In
CAMx-UNIPAR,
was
predominated
alkane,
terpene,
isoprene,
notably
influenced
humidities
showing
high
concentrations
wet-inorganic
salts,
accelerated
aqueous
reactive
products.
NO2
positively
correlated
biogenic
because
elevated
nitrate
radicals
effectively
oxidized
hydrocarbons
night
increased
hygroscopic
promoted
growth
chemistry.
Anthropogenic
SOA,
formed
mainly
daytime
oxidation
OH
radicals,
weakly
negatively
cities.
acidity
(neutral
vs.
acidic
cation/anion
=
0.62)
dominated
isoprene
SOA.
The
decline
NOx
emission
benefits
mitigation
burdens
where
are
abundant.
Language: Английский
Multiphase Reactions of Hydrocarbons Into an Air Quality Model With CAMx‐UNIPAR: Impacts of Humidity and NOx on Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in the Southern USA
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(10)
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Abstract
Secondary
organic
aerosol
(SOA)
mass
in
the
Southern
USA
during
winter‐spring
2022
was
simulated
by
integrating
Comprehensive
Air
quality
Model
with
extensions
(CAMx)
UNIfied
Partitioning‐Aerosol
phase
Reaction
(UNIPAR)
model,
which
predicts
SOA
formation
via
multiphase
reactions
of
hydrocarbons.
UNIPAR
streamlines
partitioning
oxygenated
products
and
their
heterogeneous
using
explicitly
predicted
originating
from
10
aromatics,
3
biogenics,
linear/branched
alkanes
(C9‐C24).
simulations
were
compared
those
Organic
Aerosol
Partitioning
(SOAP)
uses
simple
surrogate
for
each
precursor.
Both
SOAP
showed
similar
tendencies
but
slightly
underpredicted
against
observations
at
given
five
ground
sites.
However,
compositions
sensitivity
to
environmental
variables
(sunlight,
humidity,
NO
x
,
SO
2
)
different
between
two
models.
In
CAMx‐UNIPAR,
originated
predominantly
alkanes,
terpenes,
isoprene,
influenced
showing
high
concentrations
wet‐inorganic
salts,
accelerated
aqueous
reactive
products.
positively
correlated
biogenic
because
elevated
levels
nitrate
radicals
hygroscopic
effectively
oxidized
hydrocarbons
night
promoted
growth
chemistry,
respectively.
Anthropogenic
SOA,
formed
mainly
daytime
oxidation
OH
radicals,
weakly
negatively
cities.
acidity
(neutral
vs.
acidic
cation/anion
=
0.62)
dominated
isoprene
SOA.
The
reduction
emissions
could
mitigate
burdens
where
are
abundant.
Language: Английский