Properties of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in the trade wind marine boundary layer of the western North Atlantic

• Main Authors: Kristensen, Thomas B., Müller, Thomas, Kandler, Konrad, Benker, Nathalie, Hartmann, Markus, Prospero, Joseph M., Wiedensohler, Alfred, Stratmann, Frank
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: München : European Geopyhsical Union 2016
• Subjects: boundary layer; cloud condensation nucleus; concentration (composition); marine atmosphere; optical property; particle size; particulate matter; size distribution; trade wind; 550; Aitken; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.34657/1196; https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/964

Cloud optical properties in the trade winds over the eastern Caribbean Sea have been shown to be sensitive to cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations. The objective of the current study was to investigate the CCN properties in the marine boundary layer (MBL) in the tropical western North Atla...