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Seasonal variation of aerosol water uptake and its impact on the direct radiative effect at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard |
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N. Rastak, S. Silvergren, P. Zieger, U. Wideqvist, J. Ström, B. Svenningsson, M. Maturilli, M. Tesche, A. M. L. Ekman, P. Tunved, I. Riipinen |
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Artikel
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Sprache |
Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 14, no. 14 ; Nr. 14, no. 14 (2014-07-21), S.7445-7460 |
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250118900
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/acp-14-7445-2014.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
In this study we investigated the impact of water uptake by aerosol
particles in ambient atmosphere on their optical properties and their direct
radiative effect (ADRE, W m−2) in the Arctic at Ny-Ålesund,
Svalbard, during 2008. To achieve this, we combined three models, a
hygroscopic growth model, a Mie model and a radiative transfer model, with
an extensive set of observational data. We found that the seasonal variation
of dry aerosol scattering coefficients showed minimum values during the
summer season and the beginning of fall (July-August-September), when
small particles (< 100 nm in diameter) dominate the aerosol number
size distribution. The maximum scattering by dry particles was observed
during the Arctic haze period (March-April-May) when the average size of the
particles was larger. Considering the hygroscopic growth of aerosol
particles in the ambient atmosphere had a significant impact on the aerosol
scattering coefficients: the aerosol scattering coefficients were enhanced
by on average a factor of 4.30 ± 2.26 (mean ± standard deviation),
with lower values during the haze period (March-April-May) as compared to
summer and fall. Hygroscopic growth of aerosol particles was found to cause
1.6 to 3.7 times more negative ADRE at the surface, with the smallest effect
during the haze period (March-April-May) and the highest during late
summer and beginning of fall (July-August-September). |
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