SOA Formation from Aqueous Processing of BVOCs in the Southeastern United States during SOAS

Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) contributes to climate change and adversely affects human health, but the formation of SOA is poorly understood. Recent studies have shown that aqueous processing of water soluble compounds like glyoxal and glycolaldehyde can help close the gap in our understanding of SOA formation. During June and July of 2013, a comprehensive suite of instruments were deployed at the Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS) Centreville, AL ground site measuring oxidants, glyoxal and glycolaldehyde as well as their precursors, anthropogenic influence, aerosol properties and meteorology. Results from a zero-dimensional gas phase photochemical model and a zero-dimensional aqueous SOA model will be compared to the observations. Analysis will focus on the modeled contribution of glyoxal and glycolaldehyde in the context of closing the aqueous SOA budget.