Aerosol and Precipitation Chemistry during the Summer at the Summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan (3776m a.s.l.)

Aerosol and precipitation samples were obtained at the summit of Mt. Fuji, the highest peak (3776m a.s.l.) in Japan, in the summers of 1997, 1998, and 1999. The mountaintop might be affected by valley wind during the afternoon, but is located in the free troposphere during the morning. The temporal...

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Published inWater, air, and soil pollution Vol. 130; no. 1-4; pp. 1667 - 1672
Main Authors Hayashi, Kazuhiko, Igarashi, Yasuhito, Tsutsumi, Yukitomo, Dokiya, Yukiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.08.2001
Subjects
Aerosols
Air masses
Air temperature
Chemical precipitation
Chemical speciation
Environmental monitoring
Environmental science
Japan, Fuji Mt
Low temperature
Precipitation
Studies
Summer
Temporal variations
Troposphere
Asia
Japan, Honshu
Japan, Mt. Fuji
INW, Japan
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Summary:Aerosol and precipitation samples were obtained at the summit of Mt. Fuji, the highest peak (3776m a.s.l.) in Japan, in the summers of 1997, 1998, and 1999. The mountaintop might be affected by valley wind during the afternoon, but is located in the free troposphere during the morning. The temporal variations of chemical species in the aerosol and precipitation samples correspond with meteorological conditions. The SO sub(4) super(2-) in the aerosol and precipitation exhibits high concentration with low temperature air mass, indicating the influence of long range transport from the Asian Continent. The contribution of the free troposphere to the chemical species obtained at the summit is estimated to be at least 30% during the summer season.
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ISSN:0049-6979
1573-2932
DOI:10.1023/A:1013973516739