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| Titel |
The Hohenpeissenberg aerosol formation experiment (HAFEX): a long-term study including size-resolved aerosol, H₂SO₄, OH, and monoterpenes measurements |
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W. Birmili, H. Berresheim, C. Plass-Dülmer, T. Elste, S. Gilge, A. Wiedensohler, U. Uhrner |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 3, no. 2 ; Nr. 3, no. 2 (2003-04-03), S.361-376 |
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250000874
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-3-361-2003.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Ambient aerosol size distributions
(>3 nm) and OH, H2SO4, and terpene concentrations
were measured from April 1998 to August 2000 at a rural continental site in southern Germany.
New particle formation (NPF) events were detected on 18% of all days, typically during midday hours under sunny and dry conditions.
The number of newly formed particles correlated significantly with solar irradiance and ambient
levels of H2SO4. A pronounced anti-correlatation of NPF events with the pre-existing
particle surface area was identified in the cold season, often associated with
the advection of dry and relatively clean air masses from southerly directions (Alps).
Estimates of the particle formation rate based on observations were around
1 cm-3 s-1, being in agreement with the predictions of ternary
homogeneous H2SO4-NH3-H2O nucleation within a few orders of magnitude.
The experimentally determined nucleation mode particle growth rates were on average
2.6 nm h-1, with a fraction of 0.7 nm h-1 being attributed to the co-condensation of
H2SO4-H2O-NH3. The magnitude of nucleation mode particle growth was neither significantly correlated to
H2SO4, nor to the observed particle formation rate. Turn-over rate calculations of measured monoterpenes and aromatic hydrocarbons suggest
that especially the oxidation products of monoterpenes have the capacity to
contribute to the growth of nucleation mode particles. Although a large number of precursor gases, aerosol and meteorological parameters
were measured, the ultimate key factors controlling the occurence of NPF events
could not be identified. |
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