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Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops
T. Muller
1
J. S. Henzing
2
G. de Leeuw
2, 3, 4
A. Wiedensohler
1
A. Alastuey
5
H. Angelov
6
M. Bizjak
7
M. C. Coen
8
J. E. Engstrom
9
C. Gruening
10
R. Hillamo
4
A. Hoffer
11
K. Imre
11
P. Ivanow
6
G. Jennings
12, 13
J. Y. Sun
14
N. Kalivitis
14
H. Karlsson
15
M. Komppula
16
Paolo Laj
17, 18
S. M. Li
19
C. Lunder
19
A. Marinoni
20
S. M. dos Santos
21
M. Moerman
2
A. Nowak
22
J.A. Ogren
23
A. Petzold
24
J. M. Pichon
18
S. Rodriquez
S. Sharma
23
P. J. Sheridan
23
K. Teinilä
22
T. Tuch
22
M. Viana
5
A. Virkkula
3
E. Weingartner
25
R. Wilhelm
26
Y.Q. Wang
27
1
TROPOS - Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung (https://www.tropos.de - Germany)
2
TNO - Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (Netherlands)
- TNO Science and Industry (France)
3
University of Helsinki (Yliopistonkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki - Finland)
4
FMI - Finnish Meteorological Institute (Erik Palmenin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00 101 Helsinki, Finland - Finland)
5
IDAEA - Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (C/ Jordi Girona 18-26 - 08034 Barcelona - Spain)
- CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (Serrano 117, 28006 Madrid - Spain)
6
Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (Sofia - Bulgaria)
- BAS - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (15th November #1 str, Sofia, 1040 - Bulgaria)
7
Faculty of Health Sciences (Slovenia)
- University of Ljubljana (Kongresni trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana - Slovenia)
8
Payerne Aerological Station (Les Invuardes, CH-1530 Payerne - Switzerland)
- Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss (Opération 1, P.O. Box 257, CH-8058 Zurich-Airport - Switzerland)
9
MISU - Department of Meteorology [Stockholm] (SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden)
- Stockholm University (Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden)
10
JRC - European Commission - Joint Research Centre [Ispra] ( I-21027 Ispra - Italy)
11
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences [Veszprém] (POB 158, 8200 Veszprém - Hungary)
- University of Pannonia (8200 Veszprem - Hungary)
12
Environmental Change Institute [Galway] (NUI, University Road, Galway, Ireland H91 TK33 - Ireland)
13
School of Physics [NUI Galway] (Galway - Ireland)
14
ECPL - Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory [Heraklion] (71003 Heraklion - Crete - Greece)
- Department of Chemistry [Heraklion] ( PO Box 2208, 71003, Voutes - Heraklion, Greece - Greece)
- UOC - University of Crete [Heraklion] (Gallos University Campus, GR-74100 Rethymnon, Crete OR Voutes University Campus, 70013 Heraklion - Greece)
15
Institute for Applied Environmental Research [Stockholm] (Sweden)
- Stockholm University (Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden - Sweden)
16
Kuopio Unit [FMI] (Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland - Finland)
- FMI - Finnish Meteorological Institute (Erik Palmenin aukio 1, P.O. Box 503, 00 101 Helsinki, Finland - Finland)
17
LGGE - Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement (Domaine Universitaire 54 Rue Molière - BP 96 38402 ST MARTIN D HERES CEDEX - France)
- OSUG [1985-2015] - Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble [1985-2015] (414 Rue de la piscine - BP 53 38041 GRENOBLE CEDEX 9 - France)
- UJF - Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (BP 53 - 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 - France)
- Grenoble INP [2007-2019] - Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology [2007-2019] (46 avenue Félix Viallet 38031 Grenoble Cedex 1 - France)
- INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU-CNRS 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris Cedex 16 - France)
- IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (France)
- USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry] - Université Savoie Mont Blanc (27, rue Marcoz - 73000 Chambéry - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMS832 (France)
- INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU-CNRS 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris Cedex 16 - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR5183 (France)
18
LaMP - Laboratoire de météorologie physique (bat. Physique 5 - 3ème étg / 24 Av des landais / 63177 Aubière Cedex - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR6016 (France)
- INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU-CNRS 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris Cedex 16 - France)
- UBP - Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand 2 : UMR6016 (34, avenue Carnot - BP 185 / 63006 Clermont-Ferrand cedex - France)
19
NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research (Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller - Norway)
20
ISAC - CNR Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (Italy)
- CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7, 00185 Roma RM - Italy)
21
TNO - The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (The Hague - Netherlands)
22
TROPOS - Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig - Germany)
23
GML - ESRL Global Monitoring Laboratory [Boulder] (325 Broadway , Boulder, CO 80305-3337 - United States)
- ESRL - NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305-3337 - United States)
- NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Room 5128, Washington DC 20230 - United States)
24
IPA - DLR Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre (Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling - Germany)
- DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt [Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling] (Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling - Germany)
25
LAC - Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry [Paul Scherrer Institute] (232 Villigen PSI - Suisse - Switzerland)
- PSI - Paul Scherrer Institute (Villigen PSI, CH5232 Villigen, Suisse - Switzerland)
26
MOHp - Meteorologisches Observatorium Hohenpeißenberg (Albin-Schwaiger-Weg 10, 82383 Hohenpeissenberg
- Germany)
- DWD - Deutscher Wetterdienst [Offenbach] (Frankfurter Str.135, 63067 Offenbach - Germany)
27
CAMS - Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (No. 46, Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China - China)
Abstract : Absorption photometers for real time application have been available since the 1980s, but the use of filter-based instruments to derive information on aerosol properties (absorption coefficient and black carbon, BC) is still a matter of debate. Several workshops have been conducted to investigate the performance of individual instruments over the intervening years. Two workshops with large sets of aerosol absorption photometers were conducted in 2005 and 2007. The data from these instruments were corrected using existing methods before further analysis. The inter-comparison shows a large variation between the responses to absorbing aerosol particles for different types of instruments. The unit to unit variability between instruments can be up to 30% for Particle Soot Absorption Photometers (PSAPs) and Aethalometers. Multi Angle Absorption Photometers (MAAPs) showed a variability of less than 5%. Reasons for the high variability were identified to be variations in sample flow and spot size. It was observed that different flow rates influence system performance with respect to response to absorption and instrumental noise. Measurements with non absorbing particles showed that the current corrections of a cross sensitivity to particle scattering are not sufficient. Remaining cross sensitivities were found to be a function of the total particle load on the filter. The large variation between the response to absorbing aerosol particles for different types of instruments indicates that current correction functions for absorption photometers are not adequate.
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T. Muller, J. S. Henzing, G. de Leeuw, A. Wiedensohler, A. Alastuey, et al.. Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, European Geosciences Union, 2011, 4 (2), pp245-268. ⟨10.5194/amt-4-245-2011⟩. ⟨insu-00605084⟩
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