Spatial and Seasonal Patterns and Temporal Variability of Haze and its Constituents in the United States: Report V June 2011
Principal Author: Jenny L. Hand1
Contributors listed in alphabetical order:
Scott A. Copeland1, Derek E. Day1, Ann M. Dillner2, Hege Indresand2, William C. Malm1, Chuck E. McDade2, Charles T. Moore3, Marc L. Pitchford4, Bret A. Schichtel5, John G. Watson6
Chapter 1 – IMPROVE Network – Configuration and Measurements
Chapter 2 – Spatial Patterns of Speciated PM2.5 Aerosol Mass Concentrations
Chapter 3 – Reconstructed Aerosol Light Extinction Coefficients
Chapter 4 – Seasonal Distributions of PM2.5 Aerosol Mass Concentrations
Chapter 5 – Seasonal Distribution of PM2.5 Reconstructed Aerosol Light Extinction Coefficients
Chapter 6 – Trends in IMPROVE Speciated Aerosol Concentrations
Chapter 7 – Urban Excess in PM2.5 Speciated Aerosol Concentrations
Chapter 8 – Uncertainties in PM2.5 Gravimetric and Speciation Measurements
Chapter 9 – Regional Haze Rule Progress Tracking Metrics
Chapter 10 – X-Ray Fluorescence Reference Materials from an Aerosol Generation System
Chapter 11 – Ammonia and Ammonium Measurements from Passive, Modified IMPROVE and CASTNET Samplers
Chapter 12 – IMPROVE Measurements Bibliography
Appendix A – Comparisons between 2005-2008 Data from Collocated IMPROVE and CSN Sites
Appendix D – Regional Monthly Mean Mass Concentration Bar Charts for IMPROVE and CSN for 2005-2008
Appendix D – Regional Monthly Mean PM2.5 Mass Fraction Bar Charts for IMPROVE and CSN for 2005-2008
Appendix F – Long-term (1989-2008) Trends in IMPROVE Speciated Mass Concentrations
Appendix F2 – Short-term (2000-2008) Trends in IMPROVE Speciated Mass Concentrations
Appendix F3 – Visualization of Trends using Win Haze
Appendix G – Regional Haze Rule IMPROVE Progress Tracking Site Data Results by State
Data (Excel Files)
1 Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), Colorado State University
2Crocker Nuclear Laboratory, University of California, Davis
3Western Governors’ Association, Western Regional Air Partnership
4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Desert Research Institute
5 National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado
6 Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada