Dear all,
I would like to ask why the conversion of ppb to ug/m3 of NH3 uses the following equation in the combine file. Any clarifications are greatly appreciated!
NH3 ,ppbV ,1000.0NH3[1]
NH3_UGM3 ,ug m-3 ,1000.0(NH3[1]0.5880DENS[2])
@hogrefe.christian
Best,
Ryan
Hello Ryan,
to convert NH3 from ppm to ug/m3, you need the density of air (in kg/m3) and you also need to take into account the different molecular weights of NH3 (17.031 g/mole) and air (28.97 g/mole). The ratio of mwNH3 to mwair is 17.031/28.97 = 0.588
NH3 in ppm represents 1E-06 moles NH3 / 1 moles air
Convert ppm to ug NH3 / g air: multiply by the ratio of the molecular weights
Convert ug NH3 / g air to ug NH3 / kg air: multiply by 1000.
Convert ug NH3 / kg air to ug NH3 / m3 air: multiply by air density (in kg/m3)
Christian