Arctic smoke – aerosol characteristics during a record smoke event in the European Arctic and its radiative impact

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Treffeisen, R., Tunved, P., Ström, J., Herber, A., Bareiss, J., Helbig, A., Stone, R. S., Hoyningen-Huene, W., Krejci, R., Stohl, A., Neuber, R.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Aitken; Arctic; Ny-Ålesund; Ny Ålesund; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-3035-2007; https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/3035/2007/

In early May 2006 a record high air pollution event was observed at Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen. An atypical weather pattern established a pathway for the rapid transport of biomass burning aerosols from agricultural fires in Eastern Europe to the Arctic. Atmospheric stability was such that the smoke wa...