Volume 117, Issue D15
Composition and Chemistry
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Correction to “Isotopic characterization of aerosol organic carbon components over the eastern United States”

First published: 02 August 2012
Citations: 1

[1] In the paper “Isotopic characterization of aerosol organic carbon components over the eastern United States” by A. S. Wozniak (Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, D13303, doi:10.1029/2011JD017153, 2012), the Table 2 column headings “Millbrook” and “Harcum” were published incorrectly. The correct Table 2 appears here.

Table 2. Isotopic Signatures and Carbon Contents of Large-Volume Aerosol Samples Collected for Detailed Isotopic Analysesa
Aerosol OC Component Parameter Millbrook Harcum Overall Mean
March 7–10 May 14–16 Aug 10–12 Mean Feb 19–21 April 10–12 Aug 6–8 Mean
TOC δ13C (‰) −25.3 −25.8 −24.7 −25.3 −26.2 −26.5 −24.4 −25.7 −25.5
Δ14C (‰) −448 −39 25 −154 −252 −388 −165 −268 −211
fOC 0.134 0.228 0.281 0.214 0.179 0.169 0.154 0.167 0.191
WSOC δ13C (‰) ndb −25.1 −24.4 −24.7 −26.1 −24.8 −25.2 −25.4 −25.1
Δ14C (‰) nd −17 6 −6 26 11 22 20 10
fWSOCc nd 0.22 0.47 0.34 0.29 0.16 0.26 0.24 0.28
WIOCd δ13C (‰) nd −26.0 −25.1 −25.6 −26.7 −26.8 −24.2 −25.9 −25.8
Δ14C (‰) nd −45 42 −1 −367 −461 −231 −353 −212
fWIOC nd 0.78 0.53 0.66 0.71 0.84 0.74 0.76 0.72
TSEe δ13C (‰) −27.0 nd −26.2 −26.6 nd −27.3 −28.2 −27.6 −27.2
Δ14C (‰) −476 nd −90 −283 nd −430 −119 −190 −227
fTSE 0.67 nd 0.90 0.79 nd 0.43 0.74 0.59 0.69
Aliphatic δ13C (‰) −28.6 −27.7 ndf −28.2 nd −27.3 −28.9 −28.1 −28.1
Δ14C (‰) −794 −820 −961 −858 nd −834 −858 −846 −853
faliphatic 0.007 0.001 0.003 0.0039 nd 0.007 0.002 0.004 0.004
Aromatic δ13C (‰) −27.8 −29.6 −28.3 −28.6 −28.3 −28.4 −27.8 −28.2 −28.4
Δ14C (‰) −692 −77 −446 −405 −466 −540 −446 −484 −444
faromatic 0.015 0.009 0.004 0.009 0.009 0.007 0.003 0.007 0.006
Polar δ13C (‰) −27.8 −26.1 −28.0 −27.3 −28.6 nd −26.2 −27.4 −27.3
Δ14C (‰) −750 24 −93 −273 −168 nd −240 −204 −245
fpolar 0.24 0.039 0.25 0.18 0.063 nd 0.066 0.065 0.13
  • a All reported δ13C and Δ14C values were corrected for blank contributions following procedures outlined in the text.
  • b ‘nd’ denotes samples for which values were not determined.
  • c Values represent the fraction of TOC accounted for by the parameter of interest (fWSOC, fWIOC, fTSE, faliphatic, faromatic, fpolar).
  • d WIOC (water-insoluble organic carbon) values were calculated by mass balance using values for TOC and WSOC (WIOC = TOC-WSOC): math image, where X represents either δ13C or Δ14C for the component of interest (TOC, WSOC, WIOC).
  • e TSE = Total Solvent Extract.
  • f Sample was too small for measurement of both δ13C and Δ14C. A value of −25.0‰ was assumed for Δ14C fractionation corrections.