Table 1. H/C, O/C, Percent Aliphatic (% Aliph.), Percent Aromatic (% Arom.), Percent Lipid-Like (% Lipid-Like), Percent Secondary Organic Aerosol Like (% SOA-Like), Percent Surfactant-Like (% Surf-Like), and Minimum Surface Tension (ST Min.) Measured for Organics Extracted from Particles in the Three Air Mass Source Regions, as a Function of Particle Diameter Range and for the Average (Avg.) of the Submicron and Supermicron Particle Diameters.
| <0.18 μm | 0.18–0.32 μm | 0.32–0.56 μm | 0.56–1.0 μm | 1.0–1.8 μm | 1.8–3.2 μm | 3.2–5.6 μm | 5.6–10 μm | 10–18 μm | >18 μm | submicron avg. | supermicron avg. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Influenced | ||||||||||||
| H/C | 1.48 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.41 |
| O/C | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| % aliph. | 36 | 35 | 34 | 38 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 46 | 36 | 35 |
| % arom. | 15 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| % lipid-like | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 |
| % SOA-like | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| % surf-like | 68 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 64 |
| ST min. | 36.0 | 36.8 | 34.8 | 39.5 | 38.9 | 48.3 | 37.5 | 43.9 | 43.2 | 41.6 | 36.8 | 42.2 |
| Mixed | ||||||||||||
| H/C | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.53 |
| O/C | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| % aliph. | 39 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
| % arom. | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| % lipid-like | 40 | 36 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 41 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 31 |
| % SOA-like | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| % surf-like | 74 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 72 | 69 |
| ST min. | 38.5 | 42.7 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 38.3 | 38.6 | 41.8 | 42.3 | 40.4 | 40.8 |
| Continental Influenced | ||||||||||||
| H/C | 1.53 | 1.49 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.47 |
| O/C | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| % aliph. | 38 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 33 |
| % arom. | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| % lipid-like | 26 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
| % SOA-like | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| % surf-like | 64 | 63 | 53 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 73 | 63 | 60 | 66 | 62 | 65 |