Aerosol distribution around Svalbard during intense easterly winds

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Dörnbrack, A., Stachlewska, S., Ritter, C., Neuber, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
• Subjects: Wolkenphysik und Verkehrsmeteorologie; Adventdalen; Arctic; Svalbard; Isfjord*; Isfjorden
• Online Access: https://elib.dlr.de/64092/; http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/1473/2010/

This paper reports on backscatter and depolarization measurements by an airborne lidar in the Arctic during the ASTAR 2004 campaign. A unique weather situation facilitated the observation of the aerosol concentration under strongly forced atmospheric conditions. The vigorous easterly winds distorted...