OA Factor Analysis Review (ABC 2011)

Integrated Analysis: OA Factor Analysis (a review)

Reference: Qi Zhang, Jose L. Jimenez, Manjula R. Canagaratna, Ingrid M. Ulbrich, Nga L. Ng, Douglas R. Worsnop, Yele Sun (2011) Understanding atmospheric organic aerosols via factor analysis of aerosol mass spectrometry: a review Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry 401, 10, doi:10.1007/s00216-011-5355-y PDF.

Figure 1. (a) Average total mass concentration and composition of PM1; (b) average mass concentrations of oxygenated OA factors (including OOAtotal, LV-OOA, and SV-OOA); and (c) average mass concentrations of primary OA factors (including HOA, BBOA, and COA) in PM1 at individual sites in northern hemisphere.