Field intercomparison of five types of fog water collectors

Susanne V. Hering, D.L. Blumenthal, Robert L. Brewer, Alan W. Gertler, Michael Hoffmann, John A. Kadlecek, Keith. Pettus

Environmental Science & Technology · 1987 · 54 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Fog samplers of five different designs were operated simultaneously to assess differences, if any, in measured acidity, analyte concentrations, and liquid water collection efficiencies. Measurements were made at Henninger Flats, a mountainous site at 777 m msl overlooking the Los Angeles, CA, basin. Samplers were operated by Aero Vironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA), the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA), the Desert Research Institute (Reno, NV), Global Geochemistry Corp. (Canoga Park, CA), and the State University of New York Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (Albany, NY).