Black carbon scavenging by low-level Arctic clouds
Abstract Black carbon (BC) from anthropogenic and natural sources has a pronounced climatic effect on the polar environment. The interaction of BC with low-level Arctic clouds, important for understanding BC deposition from the atmosphere, is studied using the first long-term observational data set...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f393e863955f42b6ad13076ee27ab072 2023-10-09T21:48:23+02:00 Black carbon scavenging by low-level Arctic clouds Paul Zieger Dominic Heslin-Rees Linn Karlsson Makoto Koike Robin Modini Radovan Krejci 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41221-w https://doaj.org/article/f393e863955f42b6ad13076ee27ab072 EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41221-w https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723 doi:10.1038/s41467-023-41221-w 2041-1723 https://doaj.org/article/f393e863955f42b6ad13076ee27ab072 Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) Science Q article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41221-w 2023-09-17T00:39:25Z Abstract Black carbon (BC) from anthropogenic and natural sources has a pronounced climatic effect on the polar environment. The interaction of BC with low-level Arctic clouds, important for understanding BC deposition from the atmosphere, is studied using the first long-term observational data set of equivalent black carbon (eBC) inside and outside of clouds observed at Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard. We show that the measured cloud residual eBC concentrations have a clear seasonal cycle with a maximum in early spring, due to the Arctic haze phenomenon, followed by cleaner summer months with very low concentrations. The scavenged fraction of eBC was positively correlated with the cloud water content and showed lower scavenged fractions at low temperatures, which may be due to mixed-phase cloud processes. A trajectory analysis revealed potential sources of eBC and the need to ensure that aerosol-cloud measurements are collocated, given the differences in air mass origin of cloudy and non-cloudy periods. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic black carbon Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Nature Communications 14 1 |
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Abstract Black carbon (BC) from anthropogenic and natural sources has a pronounced climatic effect on the polar environment. The interaction of BC with low-level Arctic clouds, important for understanding BC deposition from the atmosphere, is studied using the first long-term observational data set of equivalent black carbon (eBC) inside and outside of clouds observed at Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard. We show that the measured cloud residual eBC concentrations have a clear seasonal cycle with a maximum in early spring, due to the Arctic haze phenomenon, followed by cleaner summer months with very low concentrations. The scavenged fraction of eBC was positively correlated with the cloud water content and showed lower scavenged fractions at low temperatures, which may be due to mixed-phase cloud processes. A trajectory analysis revealed potential sources of eBC and the need to ensure that aerosol-cloud measurements are collocated, given the differences in air mass origin of cloudy and non-cloudy periods. |
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Black carbon scavenging by low-level Arctic clouds |
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