High time-resolved measurement of stable carbon isotope composition in water-soluble organic aerosols: method optimization and a case study during winter haze in eastern China

• Published in: Atmospheric chemistry and physics Vol. 19; no. 17; pp. 11071 - 11087
• Main Authors: Zhang, Wenqi, Zhang, Yan-Lin, Cao, Fang, Xiang, Yankun, Zhang, Yuanyuan, Bao, Mengying, Liu, Xiaoyan, Lin, Yu-Chi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 02.09.2019; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Aerosols; Ageing; Aging; Air mass transport; Air masses; Air pollution; Analysis; Atmospheric aerosols; Atmospheric chemistry; Atmospheric particulates; Atmospheric processes; Atmospheric research; Biomass burning; Burning; Calcium; Calcium ions; Carbon; Carbon 13; Carbon aerosols; Carbon content; Carbon isotopes; Carbonates; Chemical composition; Dust storms; Earth; Emissions; Haze; Health; Isotope composition; Isotopes; Labour; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Mass transport; Measurement methods; Novels; Optimization; Organic carbon; Organic chemistry; Photochemicals; Photochemistry; Properties; Secondary production; Spectroscopy; Trajectory analysis; Water; Water chemistry; China

Water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) is a significant fraction of organic carbon (OC) in atmospheric aerosols. WSOC is of great interest due to its significant effects on atmospheric chemistry, the Earth's climate and human health. The stable carbon isotope (δ13C) can be used to track the potent...