The aerosol chemical speciation monitor is a thermal vaporization, electron impact, ionization mass spectrometer that measures bulk chemical composition of the rapidly evaporating component of sub-micron aerosol particles in real time. Standard measurements include mass concentrations of organics, sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, and chloride.
Data are used to determine the chemical composition of the aerosol and help identify the source.
| Facility Name | Start Date |
|---|---|
| Gunnison, CO; Supplemental Facility 2 | 2021-10-28 |
| Lamont, OK (Extended and Co-located with C1) | 2016-11-29 |
| Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | 2013-10-18 |
| Developed By | Thomas Watson |
| Contact | Thomas Watson |
| Resource(s) |
Data Directory ReadMe |
| Data format | The data are in IGOR text files, *.itx and CSV files. |
| Site | SGP |
| Content time range | 18 November 2010 - 1 February 2023 |
| Attribute accuracy | No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted. |
| Positional accuracy | No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted. |
| Data Consistency and Completeness | Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details. |
| Access Restriction | No access constraints are associated with this data. |
| Use Restriction | No use constraints are associated with this data. |
| File naming convention | time_series_20190402_10_29_19_20200105_22_22_30.itx |
| Citations | Watson, T., Aiken, A., Zhang, Q., Croteau, P., Onasch, T., Williams, L., and Flynn, C. First ARM Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor Users Meeting Report (DOE/SC-ARM-TR-215). Informal Report, BNL-209030-2018-INRE, June 22, 2018. |
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Research Highlight
Giangrande S, J Comstock, S Collis, J Shilling, K Gaustad, K Kehoe, S Xie, and D Zhang. 2022. Translator Plan: A Coordinated Vision for Fiscal Years 2023-2025. Ed. by Robert Stafford, ARM user facility. DOE/SC-ARM-22-003. 10.2172/1893730.