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Characterization of African dust transported to Puerto Rico by individual particle and size segregated bulk analysis
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As part of the Puerto Rico Dust Experiment (PRIDE), airborne and surface dust particle samples from Africa were collected and subjected to bulk elemental and single‐particle analysis. Airborne samples were collected on polycarbonate filters at various altitudes and underwent single‐particle scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive analysis with X‐rays (EDAX) to derive elemental ratios of key soil elements. Particle chemistry was related to size and morphological characteristics. At the principle surface site, particles were collected on a Davis Rotating Drum (DRUM) cascade impactor strips in eight stages from 0.1 to 12 μm at 4 hour time resolution. These samples were subjected to X‐ray florescence (XRF) to determine bulk elemental composition from Al through Zn. The elemental data showed good correlation between the DRUM and the aircraft samples. Cluster analysis of single‐particle data resulted in 63 statistically significant clusters. Several clusters can be easily related to their parent mineralogical species. However, as dust particles are to a large extent aggregates, most clusters are based on a continuum of varied mineralogical species and cannot be easily categorized. With 60,500 total particles counted from the airborne filters, a statistically significant number of large particles could be analyzed. Estimated mean surface area modal diameter is ∼5 μm, with an average aspect ratio of 1.9. An apparent change in source region is seen in the morphological data and non alumino‐silicate minerals but is not seen in the aluminum to silicon ratio. We suspect homogenization during long‐range transport.
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- Reid, E. A., Reid, J. S., Meier, M. M., Dunlap, M. R., Cliff, S. S., Broumas, A., Perry, K., & Maring, H.
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- Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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- 2003-07-12
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- 108
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- D19
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- 0148-0227 (ISSN-L)
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