Continuous condensation particle (CP) observations from 1984 through 2009 at Neumayer Station, Antarctica ...

• Main Authors: Weller, Rolf, Minikin, Andreas, Wagenbach, Dietmar, Dreiling, Volker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2011
• Subjects: Air chemistry observatory; Neumayer_based; NEUMAYER III; Antarc*; Antarctica; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.771194; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.771194

Continuous condensation particle (CP) observations were conducted from 1984 through 2009 at Neumayer Station under stringent contamination control. During this period, the CP concentration (median 258 1/cm**3) showed no significant long term trend but exhibited a pronounced seasonality characterized by a stepwise increase starting in September and reaching its annual maximum of around 10**3/cm**3 in March. Minimum values below 10**2/cm**3 were observed during June/July. Dedicated time series analyses in the time and frequency domain revealed no significant correlations between inter-annual CP concentration variations and atmospheric circulation indices like Southern Annular Mode (SAM) or Southern Ocean Index (SOI). The impact of the Pinatubo volcanic eruption and strong El Niño events did not affect CP concentrations. From thermodenuder experiments we deduced that the portion of volatile (at 125 °C) and semi-volatile (at 250 °C) particles which could be both associated with biogenic sulfur aerosol, was ... : Supplement to: Weller, Rolf; Minikin, Andreas; Wagenbach, Dietmar; Dreiling, Volker (2011): Characterization of the inter-annual, seasonal, and diurnal variations of condensation particle concentrations at Neumayer, Antarctica. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(24), 13243-13257 ...