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

• Main Authors: A. Stohl, R. Krejci, W. Hoyningen-Huene, R. S. Stone, A. Helbig, J. Bareiss, A. Herber, J. Ström, P. Tunved, R. Treffeisen, R. Neuber
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2007
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Arctic; Ny-Ålesund; Aitken; Ny Ålesund; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/34dca816840e4572a0ad5e063630ea40

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...