Update on the MUMBA campaign: measurements of urban, marine and biogenic air

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dc.contributor.authorPaton-Walsh, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGuérette, ÉAen_AU
dc.contributor.authorRea, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKubistin, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorHumphries, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorWilson, SRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGriffith, DWTen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBuchholz, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorVelazco, Ven_AU
dc.contributor.authorShi, Xen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGalbally, IEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKeywood, MDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLawson, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSelleck, PWen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCheng, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorMolloy, SBen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBhujel, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorGriffiths, ADen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChambers, SDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDavy, Pen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-06T23:45:06Zen_AU
dc.date.available2017-03-06T23:45:06Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-09-22en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe Measurements of Urban, Marine and Biogenic Air (MUMBA) campaign took place in Wollongong, New South Wales (a small coastal city approximately 80 km south of Sydney, Australia), from 21st December 2012 to 15th February 2013. Like many Australian cities, Wollongong is surrounded by dense eucalyptus forest and so the urban air-shed is heavily influenced by biogenic emissions. Instruments were deployed during MUMBA to measure the gaseous and aerosol composition of the atmosphere with the aim of providing a detailed characterisation of the complex environment of the ocean/forest/urban interface that could be used to test the skill of atmospheric models. Gases measured included ozone, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and many of the most abundant volatile organic compounds. Aerosol characterisation included total particle counts above 3 nm, total cloud condensation nuclei counts; mass concentration, number concentration size distribution, aerosol chemical analyses and elemental analysis. The campaign captured varied meteorological conditions, including two extreme heat events, providing a potentially valuable test for models of future air quality in a warmer climate. There was also an episode when the site sampled clean marine air for many hours, providing a useful additional measure of background concentrations of these trace gases within this poorly sampled region of the globe. In this paper we describe the campaign, the meteorology and the resulting observations of atmospheric composition in general terms, in order to equip the reader with sufficient understanding of the Wollongong regional influences to use the MUMBA datasets as a case study for testing a chemical transport model. The data is available from PANGAEA (see https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.871982).en_AU
dc.identifier.citationPaton-Walsh, C., Guérette, É. A., Rea, G., Kubistin, D., Humphries, R., Wilson, S. R., Griffith, D. W. T., Buchholz, R., Velazco, V., Shi, X., Galbally, I. E., Keywood, M. D., Lawson, S. J., Selleck, P. W., Cheng, M., Molloy, S., Bhujel, M., Griffiths, A. D., Chambers, S. D., & Davy, P. (2014). Update on the MUMBA campaign: measurements of urban, marine and biogenic air. Paper presented at Atmospheric Composition and Chemistry Observations and Modelling Conference incorporating the Cape Grim Annual Science Meeting, 12-14 November 2014, Aspendale, Victoria. Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship.en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate3 November 2014en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenameAtmospheric Composition and Chemistry Observations and Modelling Conference incorporating the Cape Grim Annual Science Meetingen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceAspendale, Victoriaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate12 November 2014en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc7986en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/8418en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAtmospheric Composition & Chemistry Observations & Modelling Conferenceen_AU
dc.subjectMonitoringen_AU
dc.subjectAiren_AU
dc.subjectNew South Walesen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_AU
dc.subjectPollutionen_AU
dc.subjectGasesen_AU
dc.subjectAerosolsen_AU
dc.subjectAerosol monitoringen_AU
dc.titleUpdate on the MUMBA campaign: measurements of urban, marine and biogenic airen_AU
dc.typeConference Presentationen_AU
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