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The EOF method applied to approximate the atmospheric aerosol PSD: Sample results

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Fig. 2. Sample approximations (curves) with EOFs, Eq. 1 in The EOF method applied to approximate the atmospheric aerosol PSD, of selected differential particle size distributions (symbols) from a set referred to in the caption of Fig. 1. The particle diameter has the meaning of the equivalent spherical particle diameter. The middle size distribution (green) is essentially the mean distribution (large open symbols, see also Fig. 1) because the amplitude β₁ is close to zero for this size distribution. The upper size distribution (blue) features a high contribution of the first eigenvector (Fig. 1). In this case the amplitude β₁ is about 66% of the maximum amplitude β_{1, max} ≈ 6933. The lower size distribution (red) features a low (negative) amplitude β₁ of ~62% of the minimum amplitude β_{1, min} ≈ -493. See also a numerical data file.

CITATION: Kuśmierczyk-Michulec J. 2008. The EOF method applied to approximate the atmospheric aerosol PSD (www.tpdsci.com/Tpc/PsdEofAer.php). In: Top. Part. Disp. Sci. (www.tpdsci.com).

HISTORY: Published: 20-Jun-2008 Modified: 30-Jum-2008 Peer-reviewed: PENDING

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