Development of an online cloud fog monitor: Design, laboratory, and field deployment at an unoccupied coastal site in Eastern China

IF 4.2 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Atmospheric Environment Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120927

Ping Du , Xinghui Liu , Xiaoling Nie , Tao Li , Haoran He , Jianing Zhang , Xinfeng Wang , Yan Wang , Jianmin Chen

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Abstract

Online detection of cloud water chemistry is a pressing issue in atmospheric outfield observation, with online detection modules representing a significant development direction for cloud water observation. Addressing the common problem of time-delayed errors in manual detection, particularly in the context of cloud water acidity, has remained challenging, with limited understanding and effective solutions available. We developed an Online Cloud Fog Monitor (OCFM) featuring automatic pH and electrical conductivity (EC) detection capabilities, and conducted comprehensive laboratory and field tests. The OCFM utilizes a peristaltic pump, water pipe, and diversion chamber to direct cloud samples to distinct detection chambers, enabling real-time analysis. The diversion chamber is equipped with dual liquid level sensors to segregate and preserve samples once the volume exceeds a predetermined threshold. Calibration results indicate that the instrument's background metal elements do not affect cloud water analysis, and detection occurs within the designed response time. Field tests demonstrate that the OCFM can collect over 50 ml of cloud water, with a response accuracy exceeding 63.6%, though influenced by meteorological conditions. The time-delay error for pH was notably larger than for EC. Comparative analysis with the Caltech Active Strand Cloudwater Collector (CASCC) revealed that the OCFM's sampling process does not introduce errors, and the online detection accuracy of pH and EC is comparable to manual methods. Additionally, water-soluble ions in samples collected by the OCFM showed no significant differences compared to those collected by CASCC. Overall, the OCFM effectively replaces manual testing, mitigating time-delay errors in chemical property testing. The introduction of this cloud water detector promises to significantly reduce labor costs and economic consumption associated with cloud water observation, thereby facilitating long-term, multi-site observation of cloud water chemistry.

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Atmospheric Environment 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

9.40

自引率

8.00%

发文量

458

审稿时长

53 days

期刊介绍： Atmospheric Environment has an open access mirror journal Atmospheric Environment: X, sharing the same aims and scope, editorial team, submission system and rigorous peer review. Atmospheric Environment is the international journal for scientists in different disciplines related to atmospheric composition and its impacts. The journal publishes scientific articles with atmospheric relevance of emissions and depositions of gaseous and particulate compounds, chemical processes and physical effects in the atmosphere, as well as impacts of the changing atmospheric composition on human health, air quality, climate change, and ecosystems.