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Study on water-soluble ionic composition of PM10 and related trace gases over Bay of Bengal during W_ICARB campaign

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Aerosol (PM10) samples were collected and its precursor gases, i.e., NH3, NO, NO2, and SO2 measured over Bay of Bengal (BoB) during winter months of December 2008 to January 2009 to understand the relationship between particular matter (PM) and precursor gases. The observations were done under the winter phase of Integrated Campaign on Aerosols, gases and Radiation Budget (W_ICARB). The distribution of water-soluble inorganic ionic composition (WSIC) and its interaction with precursor gases over BoB are reported in present case. Average atmospheric concentration of NH3, NO, NO2, and SO2 were recorded as 4.78 ± 1.68, 1.89 ± 1.26, 0.31 ± 0.14, and 0.80 ± 0.30 μg m−3, whereas WSIC component of PM10, i.e., NH4 +, SO4 2−, NO3 −, and Cl− were recorded as 1.96 ± 1.66, 8.68 ± 3.75, 1.92 ± 1.75, and 2.48 ± 0.78 μg m−3, respectively. In the present case, abundance of nss-SO4 2− in the particulate matter is recorded as 18 %. It suggests the possibility of long-range transport as well as marine biogenic origin. Higher SO4 2−/(SO2 + SO4 2−) equivalent molar ratio during the campaign indicates the gas-to-particle conversion with great efficiency over the study region.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to Director and Head, RASD, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India, for their constant encouragement and support. The authors are also grateful to Director, Bose Institute, Kolkata, for agreeing to participate in the campaign. The authors acknowledge Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space (ISRO/DOS) for financial support for participation in W_ICARB. One of the authors, T. Saud is thankful to CSIR for providing Senior Research Fellowship (SRF). AKS, SKG and SR thank Department of Science & Technology for support under IRHPA scheme.

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  1. Radio and Atmospheric Sciences Division, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K S Krishnan Road, New Delhi, 110 012, India

    S. K. Sharma, T. Saud, T. K. Mandal, M. Saxena & S. Singh

  2. Centre for Astroparticle Physics and Space Science, Bose Institute, Darjeeling, 734 101, West Bengal, India

    A. K. Singh, S. K. Ghosh & S. Raha

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    A. K. Singh, S. K. Ghosh & S. Raha

  4. Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, 110 006, India

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Sharma, S.K., Singh, A.K., Saud, T. et al. Study on water-soluble ionic composition of PM10 and related trace gases over Bay of Bengal during W_ICARB campaign. Meteorol Atmos Phys 118, 37–51 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-012-0204-x

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