Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region.

A series of major eruptions of the Eyjafjallaj ¨ okull volcano in Iceland started on 14 April 2010 and continued until the end of May 2010. The volcanic emissions moved over nearly the whole of Europe and were observed first on 16 April 2010 in Southern 5 Germany with different remote sensing system...

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Main Authors: Schäfer, K., Thomas, W., Peters, A., Ries, L., Obleitner, F., Schnelle-Kreis, J., Birmili, W., Diemer, J., Fricke, W., Junkermann, W., Pitz, M., Emeis, S., Forkel, R., Suppan, P., Flentje, H., Gilge, S., Wichmann, H.-E., Meinhardt, F., Zimmermann, R., Weinhold, K., Soentgen, J., Munkel, C., Freuer, C., Cyrys, J.
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spelling fthzmuenchen:oai:opus-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de:5566 2023-05-15T16:09:41+02:00 Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region. Schäfer, K. Thomas, W. Peters, A. Ries, L. Obleitner, F. Schnelle-Kreis, J. Birmili, W. Diemer, J. Fricke, W. Junkermann, W. Pitz, M. Emeis, S. Forkel, R. Suppan, P. Flentje, H. Gilge, S. Wichmann, H.-E. Meinhardt, F. Zimmermann, R. Weinhold, K. Soentgen, J. Munkel, C. Freuer, C. Cyrys, J. 2011-01-01 application/pdf https://push-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=5566 https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-8555-2011 eng eng Copernicus Gesellschaft mbH info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/acp-11-8555-2011 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000294406300021 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/1680-7316 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/1680-7316 info:eu-repo/semantics https://push-zb.helmholtz-muenchen.de/frontdoor.php?source_opus=5566 doi:10.5194/acp-11-8555-2011 urn:isbn:1680-7316 urn:issn:1680-7316 urn:issn:1680-7324 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11, 9083-9132 (2011) mount-pinatubo long-term ash cloud health pollution eruption aerosol april germany particles Text info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2011 fthzmuenchen https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-8555-2011 2022-11-20T08:53:32Z A series of major eruptions of the Eyjafjallaj ¨ okull volcano in Iceland started on 14 April 2010 and continued until the end of May 2010. The volcanic emissions moved over nearly the whole of Europe and were observed first on 16 April 2010 in Southern 5 Germany with different remote sensing systems from the ground and space. Enhanced PM10 and SO2 concentrations were detected on 17 April at mountain stations (Zugspitze/Schneefernerhaus and Schauinsland) as well as in Innsbruck by insitu measurement devices. On 19 April intensive vertical mixing and advection along with clear sky-conditions facilitated the entrainment of volcanic material down to the 10 ground. The subsequent formation of a stably stratified lower atmosphere with limited mixing near the ground during the evening of 19 April led to an additional enhancement of near-surface particle concentrations. Consequently, on 19 April and 20 April exceedances of the daily threshold value for particulate matter (PM10) were reported at nearly all monitoring stations of the North Alpine foothills as well as at mountain and 15 valley stations in the northern Alps. The chemical analyses of ambient PM10 at monitoring stations of the North Alpine foothills yielded elevated Titanium concentrations on 19/20 April which prove the presence of volcanic plume material. Following this result the PM10 threshold exceedances are also associated with the volcanic plume. The entrainment of the volcanic plume material mainly affected the concentrations of coarse 20 particles (>1 μm) –- interpreted as volcanic ash - and ultrafine particles (<100 nm), while the concentrations of accumulation mode aerosol (0.1–1 μm) were not changed significantly. With regard to the occurrence of ultrafine particles, it is concluded that their formation was triggered by high sulphuric acid concentrations which are necessarily generated by the photochemical processes in a plume rich in sulphur dioxide under 25 high solar irradiance. It became evident that during the course of several days, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull Iceland PuSH - Publikationsserver des Helmholtz Zentrums München Schauinsland ENVELOPE(-67.017,-67.017,-68.100,-68.100) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 11 16 8555 8575
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topic mount-pinatubo
long-term
ash cloud
health
pollution
eruption
aerosol
april
germany
particles
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long-term
ash cloud
health
pollution
eruption
aerosol
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Schäfer, K.
Thomas, W.
Peters, A.
Ries, L.
Obleitner, F.
Schnelle-Kreis, J.
Birmili, W.
Diemer, J.
Fricke, W.
Junkermann, W.
Pitz, M.
Emeis, S.
Forkel, R.
Suppan, P.
Flentje, H.
Gilge, S.
Wichmann, H.-E.
Meinhardt, F.
Zimmermann, R.
Weinhold, K.
Soentgen, J.
Munkel, C.
Freuer, C.
Cyrys, J.
Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region.
topic_facet mount-pinatubo
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ash cloud
health
pollution
eruption
aerosol
april
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particles
description A series of major eruptions of the Eyjafjallaj ¨ okull volcano in Iceland started on 14 April 2010 and continued until the end of May 2010. The volcanic emissions moved over nearly the whole of Europe and were observed first on 16 April 2010 in Southern 5 Germany with different remote sensing systems from the ground and space. Enhanced PM10 and SO2 concentrations were detected on 17 April at mountain stations (Zugspitze/Schneefernerhaus and Schauinsland) as well as in Innsbruck by insitu measurement devices. On 19 April intensive vertical mixing and advection along with clear sky-conditions facilitated the entrainment of volcanic material down to the 10 ground. The subsequent formation of a stably stratified lower atmosphere with limited mixing near the ground during the evening of 19 April led to an additional enhancement of near-surface particle concentrations. Consequently, on 19 April and 20 April exceedances of the daily threshold value for particulate matter (PM10) were reported at nearly all monitoring stations of the North Alpine foothills as well as at mountain and 15 valley stations in the northern Alps. The chemical analyses of ambient PM10 at monitoring stations of the North Alpine foothills yielded elevated Titanium concentrations on 19/20 April which prove the presence of volcanic plume material. Following this result the PM10 threshold exceedances are also associated with the volcanic plume. The entrainment of the volcanic plume material mainly affected the concentrations of coarse 20 particles (>1 μm) –- interpreted as volcanic ash - and ultrafine particles (<100 nm), while the concentrations of accumulation mode aerosol (0.1–1 μm) were not changed significantly. With regard to the occurrence of ultrafine particles, it is concluded that their formation was triggered by high sulphuric acid concentrations which are necessarily generated by the photochemical processes in a plume rich in sulphur dioxide under 25 high solar irradiance. It became evident that during the course of several days, ...
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author Schäfer, K.
Thomas, W.
Peters, A.
Ries, L.
Obleitner, F.
Schnelle-Kreis, J.
Birmili, W.
Diemer, J.
Fricke, W.
Junkermann, W.
Pitz, M.
Emeis, S.
Forkel, R.
Suppan, P.
Flentje, H.
Gilge, S.
Wichmann, H.-E.
Meinhardt, F.
Zimmermann, R.
Weinhold, K.
Soentgen, J.
Munkel, C.
Freuer, C.
Cyrys, J.
author_facet Schäfer, K.
Thomas, W.
Peters, A.
Ries, L.
Obleitner, F.
Schnelle-Kreis, J.
Birmili, W.
Diemer, J.
Fricke, W.
Junkermann, W.
Pitz, M.
Emeis, S.
Forkel, R.
Suppan, P.
Flentje, H.
Gilge, S.
Wichmann, H.-E.
Meinhardt, F.
Zimmermann, R.
Weinhold, K.
Soentgen, J.
Munkel, C.
Freuer, C.
Cyrys, J.
author_sort Schäfer, K.
title Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region.
title_short Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region.
title_full Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region.
title_fullStr Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region.
title_full_unstemmed Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern Alpine region.
title_sort influences of the 2010 eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume on air quality in the northern alpine region.
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