Figures & data
Figure 1. Examples of placements of filters in the Sunset semi-continuous analyzer during the wall reflection experiments.
![Figure 1. Examples of placements of filters in the Sunset semi-continuous analyzer during the wall reflection experiments.](/cms/asset/3017617c-455b-4854-b6d8-af51c6eac953/uast_a_1146819_f0001_oc.gif)
Figure 2. Laser signal detected behind filters during experiments with black filters in the Sunset semi-continuous analyzer.
![Figure 2. Laser signal detected behind filters during experiments with black filters in the Sunset semi-continuous analyzer.](/cms/asset/c9a20407-1dc0-4a39-a9a8-1816c7a04455/uast_a_1146819_f0002_b.gif)
Table 1. Results of linear fits y = ax of the EBCaeth, EBCSunset, and EBCmicro concentrations versus EBCMAAP concentrations, as derived from original and corrected data for both campaigns.
Figure 3. Original EBC concentrations as measured by the Sunset analyzer (EBCSunset), the AE31 aethalometer (EBCaeth), and the microaethalometer (EBCmicro) compared to EBC concentration data from the MAAP (EBCMAAP). Left: winter campaign; right: summer campaign.
![Figure 3. Original EBC concentrations as measured by the Sunset analyzer (EBCSunset), the AE31 aethalometer (EBCaeth), and the microaethalometer (EBCmicro) compared to EBC concentration data from the MAAP (EBCMAAP). Left: winter campaign; right: summer campaign.](/cms/asset/01d86cdd-43bb-4e9b-824e-741a4ba55d81/uast_a_1146819_f0003_oc.gif)
Figure 4. Time series of the original EBCmicro, EBCaeth, EBCMAAP, and EBCSunset concentrations during the winter (top) and summer (bottom) campaigns.
![Figure 4. Time series of the original EBCmicro, EBCaeth, EBCMAAP, and EBCSunset concentrations during the winter (top) and summer (bottom) campaigns.](/cms/asset/d0d2e8b2-0b97-4c58-b81b-90e631ec913f/uast_a_1146819_f0004_oc.gif)
Figure 5. Original and wall reflection corrected EBCSunset concentrations data compared to EBCMAAP concentrations in winter (left) and summer (right).
![Figure 5. Original and wall reflection corrected EBCSunset concentrations data compared to EBCMAAP concentrations in winter (left) and summer (right).](/cms/asset/48493cd0-b724-4e99-b83e-972e31d698cb/uast_a_1146819_f0005_oc.gif)
Figure 6. Top: One-day time series of original EBCMAAP (uncorrected), and EBCaeth and EBCSunset corrected for loading according to Virkkula et al. Citation(2007) in winter (a) and summer (b). Middle: Time series of EBCMAAP (uncorrected), and EBCSunset corrected for loading according to Virkkula et al. Citation(2007) either by a k value calculated for each Sunset semi-continuous analyzer filter spot change (EBCSunset) or by a constant k value (EBCSunset_K) in winter (c) and summer (d). Bottom: Time series of EBCMAAP (uncorrected), and EBCaeth, EBCSunset, and EBCmicro corrected for loading according to Collaud Coen et al. Citation(2010) in winter (e) and summer (f).
![Figure 6. Top: One-day time series of original EBCMAAP (uncorrected), and EBCaeth and EBCSunset corrected for loading according to Virkkula et al. Citation(2007) in winter (a) and summer (b). Middle: Time series of EBCMAAP (uncorrected), and EBCSunset corrected for loading according to Virkkula et al. Citation(2007) either by a k value calculated for each Sunset semi-continuous analyzer filter spot change (EBCSunset) or by a constant k value (EBCSunset_K) in winter (c) and summer (d). Bottom: Time series of EBCMAAP (uncorrected), and EBCaeth, EBCSunset, and EBCmicro corrected for loading according to Collaud Coen et al. Citation(2010) in winter (e) and summer (f).](/cms/asset/27c3bb3b-1912-450a-8ac1-cf98ba9a6988/uast_a_1146819_f0006_oc.gif)
Figure 7. Loading corrected EBCSunset, EBCaeth, and EBCmicro data according to the correction by Collaud Coen et al. Citation(2010), compared to EBCMAAP concentrations in winter (left) and summer (right).
![Figure 7. Loading corrected EBCSunset, EBCaeth, and EBCmicro data according to the correction by Collaud Coen et al. Citation(2010), compared to EBCMAAP concentrations in winter (left) and summer (right).](/cms/asset/cc232a40-dfa8-4d88-a1c1-ad4a71239ca9/uast_a_1146819_f0007_oc.gif)
Table 2. Multiple scattering correction factors Cref for the aethalometer, the microaethalometer, and the Sunset semi-continuous analyzer, calculated from EquationEquation (9)[9] separately for both campaigns, and from low (10–20%) and medium (30–50%) attenuation values.