{"id":205,"date":"2016-03-22T20:15:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newvista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2025-06-17T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T19:05:35","slug":"rocky-mountain-atmospheric-nitrogen-and-sulfur-study-romans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/rocky-mountain-atmospheric-nitrogen-and-sulfur-study-romans\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study (ROMANS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:1.5em\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increases in reactive nitrogen deposition are a growing concern in the U.S. Rocky Mountain west. The Rocky Mountain Airborne Nitrogen and Sulfur (RoMANS I and II) studies were designed to improve understanding of the species and pathways that contribute to deposition in Rocky Mountain National Park.&nbsp; Gas and particle concentrations were measured and precipitation samples were collected at multiple sites as part of this study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"Picture1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reports<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ROMANSReportVolume1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ROMANS Report Volume 1<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William C. Malm, et al., ISSN 0737-5352-84, October 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/RoMANS_V2_20100218.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ROMANS Report Volume&nbsp;2<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William C. Malm, et al., ISSN 0737-5352-84, October 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Thompson2015ROMANS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocky Mountain National Park reduced nitrogen source apportionment<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thompson, T.M., M.A. Rodriguez, M.G. Barna, K.A. Gebhart, J.L. Hand, D.E. Day, W.C. Malm, K.B. Benedict, J.L. Collett Jr., and B.A. Schichtel, <em>Journal of Geophysical Research &#8211; Atmospheres<\/em>, 120, 4370-4384, doi: 10.1002\/2014JD022675, 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gebhart2014ROMANS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meteorological and Back Trajectory Modeling for the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study II<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gebhart, K.A., W.C. Malm, M.A. Rodriguez, M.G. Barna, B.A. Schichtel, K.B. Benedict, J.L. Collett Jr., and C.M. Carrico, <em>Advances in Meteorology<\/em>, doi: 10.1155\/2014\/414015, 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Malm2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aerosol species concentrations and source apportionment of ammonia at Rocky Mountain National Park<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malm, W.C., B.A. Schichtel, M.G. Barna, K.A. Gebhart, M.A. Rodriguez, J.L. Collett, Jr., C.M. Carrico, K.B. Benedict, A.J. Prenni, and S.M. Kreidenweis, <em>Journal of the Air &amp; Waste Management Association<\/em>, 63, 1245\u20131263, doi: 10.1080\/10962247.2013.804466, 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rodriguez2011ROMANS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Modeling the fate of atmospheric reduced nitrogen during the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study (RoMANS): Performance evaluation and diagnosis using integrated processes rate analysis<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodriguez, M.A., M.G. Barna, K.A. Gebhart, J.L. Hand, Z.E. Adelman, B.A. Schichtel, J.L. Collett Jr., and W.C. Malm, <em>Atmospheric Environment<\/em>, 45, 223-234, doi: 10.1016\/j.atmosenv.2010.09.011, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Gebhart2011ROMANS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back-trajectory-based source apportionment of airborne sulfur and nitrogen concentrations at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gebhart, K.A., B.A. Schichtel, W.C. Malm, M.G. Barna, M.A. Rodriguez, and J.L. Collett Jr., <em>Atmospheric Environment<\/em>, 45, 621-633, 10.1016\/j.atmosenv.2010.10.035, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Beem2010ROMANS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deposition of reactive nitrogen during the Rocky Mountain Airborne Nitrogen and Sulfur (RoMANS) study<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beem, K.B., S. Raja, F.M. Schwandner, C. Taylor, T. Lee, A.P. Sullivan, C.M. Carrico, G.R. McMeeking, D. Day, E. Levin, J. Hand, S.M. Kreidenweis, B. Schichtel, W.C. Malm, and Jeffrey L. Collett Jr., <em>Environmental Pollution<\/em>, 158, 862-872, 10.1016\/j.envpol.2009.09.023, 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Levin2009ROMANS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aerosol physical, chemical and optical properties during the Rocky Mountain Airborne Nitrogen and Sulfur study<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levin, E.J.T., S.M. Kreidenweis, G.R. McMeeking, C.M. Carrico, J.L. Collett, Jr., and W.C. Malm, <em>Atmospheric Environment<\/em>, 43, 1932-1939, 10.1016\/j.atmosenv.2008.12.042, 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Increases in reactive nitrogen deposition are a growing concern in the U.S. Rocky Mountain west. 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