Data from: Seasonal investigation of ultrafine particle organic composition in an eastern Amazonian rainforest
Data files
Jul 24, 2024 version files 426.80 KB
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apin_o3_mz187.098_EIC.csv
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apin_o3_mz203_EIC.csv
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apin_o3_mz203_ms2.csv
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DEC_mz187.098_EIC.csv
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DEC_mz203_EIC.csv
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DEC_peak_list.csv
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JUN_mz203_EIC.csv
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JUN_peak_list.csv
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NSMPS_averages.csv
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README.md
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SEP_mz187.0612_ms2.csv
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SEP_mz187.098_EIC.csv
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SEP_mz203_EIC.csv
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SEP_mz203_ms2.csv
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SEP_mz215_ms2.csv
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SEP_peak_list.csv
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Abstract
Reports on the composition of ultrafine (<100 nm in diameter) particles in the Amazon are scarce, due in part to the fact that new particle formation has rarely been observed near ground level. Ultrafine particles near the surface have nevertheless been observed, leaving open questions regarding the sources and chemistry of their formation and growth, particularly as these vary across seasons. Here we present measurements on the composition of ultrafine particles collected in the Tapaj\'{o}s National Forest (2.857° S, 54.959° W) during three different seasonal periods: 10 - 30 September 2016 (SEP), 18 November - 23 December 2016 (DEC), and 22 May - 21 June 2017 (JUN). Size-selected (5 - 70 nm) particles were collected daily (22 h) using an offline sampler. Samples collected during the three time periods were compiled and analyzed using liquid chromatography coupled to Orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry. Our findings suggest a sustained influence of isoprene organosulfate chemistry on ultrafine particles in the different periods. We present chemical evidence that biological spore fragmentation impacted ultrafine particle composition during the late wet season (JUN), while chemical markers for biomass burning and secondary chemistry peaked during the dry season (SEP, DEC). Higher oxidation states and degrees of unsaturation were observed for organics in the dry season (SEP, DEC), suggesting greater extents of aerosol aging. Finally, applying a volatility parameterization to the observed compounds suggests organic sulfur species are likely key drivers of new particle growth in the region due to their low volatility compared to other species.
This readme file was generated on 2024-07-16 by Adam Thomas
GENERAL INFORMATION
Author/Principal Investigator Information
Name: James Smith
ORCID: 0000-0003-4677-8224
Institution: University of California, Irvine
Address: Rowland Hall Room 317C, Irvine, CA 92697
Email: jimsmith@uci.edu
Author/Associate or Co-investigator Information
Name: Adam Thomas
Institution: University of California, Irvine
Address: Irvine, CA 92697
Email: adamet1@uci.edu
Date of data collection: 2016-09 to 2017-06
Geographic location of data collection: Santarém-Km67-Primary Forest (BR-Sa1) tower site (2.857° S, 54.959° W),Pára, Brazil.
Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data:
Brazilian Science Mobility Program (Programa Ciência sem Fronteiras) Special Visiting Researcher Scholarship supported by the Brazilian government.
Ramón y Cajal grant (RYC2020-410029216-I) funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033
“ESF Investing in your future”. IDAEA-CSIC is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Research Excellence (MCIN/AEI, Project CEX2018-000794-S)
US Department of Energy (DE-SC0012704)
Links to publications that cite or use the data:
Thomas, A. E., Glicker, H. S., Guenther, A. B., Seco, R., Vega Bustillos, O., Tota, J., Souza, R. A. F., and Smith, J. N.: Seasonal Investigation of Ultrafine Particle Composition in an Eastern Amazonian Rainforest, Atmos. Chem. Phys. [URL]
Recommended citation for this dataset: Smith, James (2024), Supporting Data for "Seasonal Investigation of Ultrafine Particle Composition in an Eastern Amazonian Rainforest", Dryad [dataset], [URL]
DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
File List:
apin_o3_mz187.098_EIC.csv
apin_o3_mz203_EIC.csv
apin_o3_mz203_ms2.csv
DEC_mz187.098_EIC.csv
DEC_mz203_EIC.csv
DEC_peak_list.csv
JUN_mz203_EIC.csv
JUN_peak_list.csv
NSMPS_averages.csv
SEP_mz187.0612_ms2.csv
SEP_mz187.098_EIC.csv
SEP_mz203_EIC.csv
SEP_mz203_ms2.csv
SEP_mz215_ms2.csv
SEP_peak_list.csv
METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Description of methods used for collection and processing of data, instrumentation, and specific software information can be found in this publication: Thomas, A. E., Glicker, H. S., Guenther, A. B., Seco, R., Vega Bustillos, O., Tota, J., Souza, R. A. F., and Smith, J. N.: Seasonal Investigation of Ultrafine Particle Composition in an Eastern Amazonian Rainforest, Atmos. Chem. Phys. [URL]
Missing data code: n/a
DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR ALL DATA FILES:
- File: apin_o3_mz187.098_EIC.csv
Extracted ion current (EIC) chromatogram for ion detected with m/z 187.098 from the alpha-pinene ozonolysis experiment described in manuscript. Presented with the following variables:
mz187_EIC_apin_time: chromatographic retention time (min)
mz187_EIC_apin_rel: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: apin_o3_mz203_EIC.csv
Extracted ion current (EIC) chromatogram for ion detected with m/z 203.056 from the alpha-pinene ozonolysis experiment described in manuscript. Presented with the following variables:
mz203_210309_EIC_time: chromatographic retention time (min)
mz203_210309_EIC_rel_abundance: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: apin_o3_mz203_ms2.csv
Composite Higher Energy Dissociation (HCD) fragmentation mass spectrum at the 10, 30, and 50 HCD energy levels for ion detected with m/z 203.056 from the alpha-pinene ozonolysis experiment described in manuscript. Presented with the following variables:
mz203_210309_MS2_mass: mass-to-charge ratio (m/z)
mz203_210309_MS2_rel_int: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: DEC_mz187.098_EIC.csv
Extracted ion current (EIC) chromatogram for ion detected with m/z 187.098 from the DEC sample. Presented with the following variables:
mz187_EIC_dec_time: chromatographic retention time (min)
mz187_EIC_dec_rel: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: DEC_mz203_EIC.csv
Extracted ion current (EIC) chromatogram for ion detected with m/z 203.056 from the DEC sample. Presented with the following variables:
mz203_EIC_dec_time: chromatographic retention time (min)
mz203_EIC_dec_rel: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: DEC_peak_list.csv
Full list of assigned and unassigned mass spectrum peaks detected in DEC sample, sorted by ascending m/z. Presented with the following variables:
m/z: mass-to-charge ratio
intensity: ion signal intensity (counts)
#C: number of carbon atoms assigned
#H: number of hydrogen atoms assigned
#O: number of oxygen atoms assigned
#N: number of nitrogen atoms assigned
#S: number of sulfur atoms assigned
note: if atom # columns are unfilled, peak was not assigned an ion formula.
- File: JUN_mz203_EIC.csv
Extracted ion current (EIC) chromatogram for ion detected with m/z 203.056 from the JUN sample. Presented with the following variables:
mz203_EIC_jun_time: chromatographic retention time (min)
mz203_EIC_jun_rel: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: JUN_peak_list.csv
Full list of assigned and unassigned mass spectrum peaks detected in JUN sample, sorted by ascending m/z. Presented with the following variables:
m/z: mass-to-charge ratio
intensity: ion signal intensity (counts)
#C: number of carbon atoms assigned
#H: number of hydrogen atoms assigned
#O: number of oxygen atoms assigned
#N: number of nitrogen atoms assigned
#S: number of sulfur atoms assigned
note: if atom # columns are unfilled, peak was not assigned an ion formula.
- File: NSMPS_averages.csv
Time averaged particle number-size distributions of the particles collected for the JUN, SEP, and DEC samples. Presented with the following variables:
DpWv: electrical mobility diameter (nm)
dndlogdp_jun_avg: average particle concentration (dN/dlogDp, cm-3) during JUN collection.
dndlogdp_sept_avg: average particle concentration (dN/dlogDp, cm-3) during SEP collection.
dndlogdp_dec_avg: average particle concentration (dN/dlogDp, cm^-3) during DEC collection.
- File: SEP_mz187.0612_ms2.csv
Composite Higher Energy Dissociation (HCD) fragmentation mass spectrum at the 10, 30, and 50 HCD energy levels for ion detected with m/z 187.0612 from the SEP sample. Presented with the following variables:
Mass: mass-to-charge ratio (m/z)
Intensity: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: SEP_mz187.098_EIC.csv
Extracted ion current (EIC) chromatogram for ion detected with m/z 187.098 from the SEP sample. Presented with the following variables:
mz187_EIC_sep_time: chromatographic retention time (min)
mz187_EIC_sep_rel: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: SEP_mz203_EIC.csv
Extracted ion current (EIC) chromatogram for ion detected with m/z 203.056 from the SEP sample. Presented with the following variables:
mz203_sep_EIC_time: chromatographic retention time (min)
mz203_sep_EIC_rel_abundance: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: SEP_mz203_ms2.csv
Composite Higher Energy Dissociation (HCD) fragmentation mass spectrum at the 10, 30, and 50 HCD energy levels for ion detected with m/z 203.056 from the SEP sample. Presented with the following variables:
mz203_210309_MS2_mass: mass-to-charge ratio (m/z)
mz203_210309_MS2_rel_int: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: SEP_mz215_ms2.csv
Composite Higher Energy Dissociation (HCD) fragmentation mass spectrum at the 10, 30, and 50 HCD energy levels for ion detected with m/z 215.023 from the SEP sample. Presented with the following variables:
mz203_sep_MS2_mass: mass-to-charge ratio (m/z)
mz203_sep_MS2_rel_int: ion signal intensity (counts)
- File: SEP_peak_list.csv
Full list of assigned and unassigned mass spectrum peaks detected in SEP sample, sorted by ascending m/z. Presented with the following variables:
m/z: mass-to-charge ratio
intensity: ion signal intensity (counts)
#C: number of carbon atoms assigned
#H: number of hydrogen atoms assigned
#O: number of oxygen atoms assigned
#N: number of nitrogen atoms assigned
#S: number of sulfur atoms assigned
note: if atom # columns are unfilled, peak was not assigned an ion formula.
Date of data collection: 2016-09 to 2017-06
Geographic location of data collection: Santarém-Km67-Primary Forest (BR-Sa1) tower site (2.857° S, 54.959° W),Pára, Brazil.
Other details regarding these measurements can be found in the associated manuscript:
Thomas, A. E., Glicker, H. S., Guenther, A. B., Seco, R., Vega Bustillos, O., Tota, J., Souza, R. A. F., and Smith, J. N.: Seasonal Investigation of Ultrafine Particle Composition in an Eastern Amazonian Rainforest, Atmos. Chem. Phys.
