Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes

S. K. Akagi; Robert Yokelson; I. R. Burling; S. Meinardi; I. Simpson; D. R. Blake; G. R. McMeeking; A. Sullivan; T. Lee; S. Kreidenweis; Shawn P. Urbanski; Jim J. Reardon; D. W. T. Griffith; T. J. Johnson; David R. Weise

doi:10.5194/acp-13-1141-2013

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Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes

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Authors:

S. K. Akagi, Robert Yokelson, I. R. Burling, S. Meinardi, I. Simpson, D. R. Blake, G. R. McMeeking, A. Sullivan, T. Lee, S. Kreidenweis, Shawn P. Urbanski, Jim J. Reardon, D. W. T. Griffith, T. J. Johnson, David R. Weise

Year:

2013

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1141-2013

Source:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 13: 1141-1165.

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Abstract

In October-November 2011 we measured trace gas emission factors from seven prescribed fires in South Carolina (SC), US, using two Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) systems and whole air sampling (WAS) into canisters followed by gas- 5 chromatographic analysis. A total of 97 trace gas species were quantified from both airborne and ground-based sampling platforms, making this one of the most detailed field studies of fire emissions to date. The measurements include the first emission factors for a suite of monoterpenes produced by heating vegetative fuels during field fires.

Keywords

trace gas emission, biomass burning, fires

Citation

Akagi, S. K.; Yokelson, R. J.; Burling, I. R.; Meinardi, S.; Simpson, I.; Blake, D. R.; McMeeking, G. R.; Sullivan, A.; Lee, T.; Kreidenweis, S.; Urbanski, S.; Reardon, J.; Griffith, D. W. T.; Johnson, T. J.; Weise, D. R. 2013. Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 13: 1141-1165.