A global study of hygroscopicity-driven light-scattering enhancement in the context of other in situ aerosol optical properties
The scattering and backscattering enhancement factors ( f (RH) and f b (RH)) describe how aerosol particle light scattering and backscattering, respectively, change with relative humidity (RH). They are important parameters in estimating direct aerosol radiative forcing (DARF). In this study we use...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:188f9235e25843e8a1ae7a671a6270d1 2023-05-15T15:17:11+02:00 A global study of hygroscopicity-driven light-scattering enhancement in the context of other in situ aerosol optical properties G. Titos M. A. Burgos P. Zieger L. Alados-Arboledas U. Baltensperger A. Jefferson J. Sherman E. Weingartner B. Henzing K. Luoma C. O'Dowd A. Wiedensohler E. Andrews 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13031-2021 https://doaj.org/article/188f9235e25843e8a1ae7a671a6270d1 EN eng Copernicus Publications https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/13031/2021/acp-21-13031-2021.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7316 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7324 doi:10.5194/acp-21-13031-2021 1680-7316 1680-7324 https://doaj.org/article/188f9235e25843e8a1ae7a671a6270d1 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 21, Pp 13031-13050 (2021) Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13031-2021 2022-12-31T04:27:32Z The scattering and backscattering enhancement factors ( f (RH) and f b (RH)) describe how aerosol particle light scattering and backscattering, respectively, change with relative humidity (RH). They are important parameters in estimating direct aerosol radiative forcing (DARF). In this study we use the dataset presented in Burgos et al. ( 2019 ) that compiles f (RH) and f b (RH) measurements at three wavelengths (i.e., 450, 550 and 700 nm) performed with tandem nephelometer systems at multiple sites around the world. We present an overview of f (RH) and f b (RH) based on both long-term and campaign observations from 23 sites representing a range of aerosol types. The scattering enhancement shows a strong variability from site to site, with no clear pattern with respect to the total scattering coefficient. In general, higher f (RH) is observed at Arctic and marine sites, while lower values are found at urban and desert sites, although a consistent pattern as a function of site type is not observed. The backscattering enhancement f b (RH) is consistently lower than f (RH) at all sites, with the difference between f (RH) and f b (RH) increasing for aerosol with higher f (RH). This is consistent with Mie theory, which predicts higher enhancement of the light scattering in the forward than in the backward direction as the particle takes up water. Our results show that the scattering enhancement is higher for PM 1 than PM 10 at most sites, which is also supported by theory due to the change in scattering efficiency with the size parameter that relates particle size and the wavelength of incident light. At marine-influenced sites this difference is enhanced when coarse particles (likely sea salt) predominate. For most sites, f (RH) is observed to increase with increasing wavelength, except at sites with a known dust influence where the spectral dependence of f (RH) is found to be low or even exhibit the opposite pattern. The impact of RH on aerosol properties used to calculate radiative forcing (e.g., single-scattering ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 21 17 13031 13050 |
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The scattering and backscattering enhancement factors ( f (RH) and f b (RH)) describe how aerosol particle light scattering and backscattering, respectively, change with relative humidity (RH). They are important parameters in estimating direct aerosol radiative forcing (DARF). In this study we use the dataset presented in Burgos et al. ( 2019 ) that compiles f (RH) and f b (RH) measurements at three wavelengths (i.e., 450, 550 and 700 nm) performed with tandem nephelometer systems at multiple sites around the world. We present an overview of f (RH) and f b (RH) based on both long-term and campaign observations from 23 sites representing a range of aerosol types. The scattering enhancement shows a strong variability from site to site, with no clear pattern with respect to the total scattering coefficient. In general, higher f (RH) is observed at Arctic and marine sites, while lower values are found at urban and desert sites, although a consistent pattern as a function of site type is not observed. The backscattering enhancement f b (RH) is consistently lower than f (RH) at all sites, with the difference between f (RH) and f b (RH) increasing for aerosol with higher f (RH). This is consistent with Mie theory, which predicts higher enhancement of the light scattering in the forward than in the backward direction as the particle takes up water. Our results show that the scattering enhancement is higher for PM 1 than PM 10 at most sites, which is also supported by theory due to the change in scattering efficiency with the size parameter that relates particle size and the wavelength of incident light. At marine-influenced sites this difference is enhanced when coarse particles (likely sea salt) predominate. For most sites, f (RH) is observed to increase with increasing wavelength, except at sites with a known dust influence where the spectral dependence of f (RH) is found to be low or even exhibit the opposite pattern. The impact of RH on aerosol properties used to calculate radiative forcing (e.g., single-scattering ... |
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A global study of hygroscopicity-driven light-scattering enhancement in the context of other in situ aerosol optical properties |
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A global study of hygroscopicity-driven light-scattering enhancement in the context of other in situ aerosol optical properties |
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A global study of hygroscopicity-driven light-scattering enhancement in the context of other in situ aerosol optical properties |
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