Seasonal Pattern and Sources of Particulate Carbon in Kananaskis and Calgary, Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorNorman, Ann-Lise
dc.contributor.authorGe, Chenqi
dc.contributor.committeememberReuten, Christian
dc.contributor.committeememberDu, Ke
dc.contributor.committeememberThurbide, Kevin B.
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-24T19:25:14Z
dc.date.available2018-05-24T19:25:14Z
dc.date.issued2018-05-18
dc.description.abstractSources, seasonal pattern of elemental carbon(EC), organic carbon(OC), and total carbon from dry deposition and precipitation in Kananaskis and Calgary were assessed using thermo-optical methods. Vehicle exhaust was inferred to be dominant source of carbon throughout the year with an identical OC/EC of 22±14 in Calgary and 22±5 in Kananaskis in dry deposition. Biogenic OC signal was absent in Kananaskis in precipitation or dry deposition. Biomass burning, with a lower OC/EC both in winter and summer, was potentially associated with recreation and tourism in Kananaskis. Sources from long-range transport impact both locations simultaneously. A lower boundary layer at night concentrates TC and a higher boundary layer in the day lower the concentration in both locations. OC is much more easily removed by precipitation than EC due to is larger surface area and size and OC/EC ratios in precipitation reaching 130 were observed in Calgary while those in Kananaskis reached 46.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChenqi G. (2018). Seasonal Pattern and Sources of Particulate Carbon in Kananaskis and Calgary, Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/31934en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/31934
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106663
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyScience
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectParticulate carbon
dc.subjectOrganic carbon and elemental carbon
dc.subjectPrecipitation
dc.subjectDry deposition
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationPhysicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationAtmospheric Scienceen_US
dc.titleSeasonal Pattern and Sources of Particulate Carbon in Kananaskis and Calgary, Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics and Astronomy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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