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Aerosol Chemical Composition at the Mt. Cimone WMO/GAW Global Station

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The aerosol chemical composition at Mt. Cimone has been investigated since 2000 during a series of field campaigns. Starting from 2009, systematic measurements on PM1 filters was conducted as a contribution to the EUSAAR/ACTRIS network. Moreover, first online chemical measurements were conducted at Mt. Cimone (CMN) in summer 2012 using a high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS). The analyses show that the concentrations of mineral elements, associated to coarse particles, are largely influenced by long-range transport of desert dust from Africa. The submicron aerosol composition is dominated by sulfate, carbonaceous material and, to a lesser extent, by nitrate. The concentrations of all PM1 major components followed a yearly cycle with maxima in the summer when the station prevalently resides in the planetary boundary layer (PBL). The organic-to-sulfate ratio is smaller in summer then in winter. A meta-analysis of the whole dataset shows evidence of a decrease of sulfate concentrations in PM1 from 2000 to 2010. The sources of organic matter at CMN are still subject of investigation, although biogenic secondary organic aerosol seems to play a role in summertime while biomass burning becomes prevalent in winter.

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Acknowledgments

The author would like to acknowledge the full team of scientists and technicians of the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) involved in the activities of aerosol sampling in Monte Cimone and in the laboratory chemical analysis. In particular, for the field work at CMN: A. Marinoni, U. Bonafé, F. Calzolari, R. Duchi. For the AMS measurements: M. Rinaldi and S. Gilardoni. For the laboratory workup and analytical chemistry: E. Matta, L. Emblico, E. Finessi, L. Giulianelli, and two researchers who extensively examined the Mt. Cimone chemical datasets, C. Carbone, S. Sandrini, that I greatly acknowledge. Finally, the author would like to thank the PIs of the atmospheric chemistry group of ISAC in Bologna, M. C. Facchini and S. Fuzzi.

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    Paolo Cristofanelli, Stefano Decesari, Tony Christian Landi, Michela Maione, Davide Putero & Paolo Bonasoni

  2. Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Erika Brattich & Laura Tositti

  3. Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy

    Michela Maione

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Cristofanelli, P. et al. (2018). Aerosol Chemical Composition at the Mt. Cimone WMO/GAW Global Station. In: High-Mountain Atmospheric Research . SpringerBriefs in Meteorology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61127-3_5

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