Diurnal variation of aerosol optical depth and PM2.5 in South Korea

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for her python support. I also thank my committee members, Dr. Greg Carmichael and Dr. Charles Stanier. Dr. Carmichael's expertise in modeling was very beneficial while analyzing the WRF-Chem output. A special thank you goes to him for the opportunity to join the KORUS-AQ campaign in South Korea, as I never imagined the possibility of international travel as a graduate student. Thank you, Dr. Stanier, for guiding me through my first semester of graduate school when Dr. Wang's group was not yet at UIA. Your air quality knowledge is one that I admire and one that pushed me to have a better understanding of my thesis. I am eternally grateful for the feedback, suggestions, and advice from my committee members, and this thesis would not have been possible without their support. Additionally, I thank my research funding, the AERONET PIs, and the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering for the aid during my time as a teaching assistant. Last, but certainly not least, thank you to my family, Gordy, Kim, Katie, Brent, Laura, Blake, and Caleb, for their endless support over the last 23 years. My thesis, as well as every significant or trivial achievement before this, would not have been possible without your love and encouragement.