Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006–2009
This paper analyses aerosol particle number size distributions, particulate absorption at 570 nm wavelength and carbon monoxide (CO) measured between September 2006 and January 2010 at heights of 50 and 300 m at the Zotino Tall Tower Facility (ZOTTO) in Siberia (60.8° N; 89.35° E). Average number, s...
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ftleibnizopen:oai:oai.leibnizopen.de:JTA874cBdbrxVwz6jbTm 2023-06-11T04:09:57+02:00 Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006–2009 Heintzenberg, J. Birmili, W. Otto, R. Andreae, M.O. Mayer, J.-C. Chi, X. Panov, A. 2011 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.34657/753 https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/474 eng eng München : European Geopyhsical Union CC BY 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Volume 11, Issue 16, Page 8703-8719 absorption advection aerosol air mass Aitken nucleus atmospheric transport carbon monoxide concentration (composition) particle size seasonal variation size distribution troposphere wavelength 550 article Text 2011 ftleibnizopen https://doi.org/10.34657/753 2023-05-07T23:28:42Z This paper analyses aerosol particle number size distributions, particulate absorption at 570 nm wavelength and carbon monoxide (CO) measured between September 2006 and January 2010 at heights of 50 and 300 m at the Zotino Tall Tower Facility (ZOTTO) in Siberia (60.8° N; 89.35° E). Average number, surface and volume concentrations are broadly comparable to former studies covering shorter observation periods. Fits of multiple lognormal distributions yielded three maxima in probability distribution of geometric mean diameters in the Aitken and accumulation size range and a possible secondary maximum in the nucleation size range below 25 nm. The seasonal cycle of particulate absorption shows maximum concentrations in high winter (December) and minimum concentrations in mid-summer (July). The 90th percentile, however, indicates a secondary maximum in July/August that is likely related to forest fires. The strongly combustion derived CO shows a single winter maximum and a late summer minimum, albeit with a considerably smaller seasonal swing than the particle data due to its longer atmospheric lifetime. Total volume and even more so total number show a more complex seasonal variation with maxima in winter, spring, and summer. A cluster analysis of back trajectories and vertical profiles of the pseudo-potential temperature yielded ten clusters with three levels of particle number concentration: Low concentrations in Arctic air masses (400–500 cm−3), mid-level concentrations for zonally advected air masses from westerly directions between 55° and 65° N (600–800 cm−3), and high concentrations for air masses advected from the belt of industrial and population centers in Siberia and Kazakhstan (1200 cm−3). The observational data is representative for large parts of the troposphere over Siberia and might be particularly useful for the validation of global aerosol transport models. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Siberia LeibnizOpen (The Leibniz Association) Aitken ENVELOPE(-44.516,-44.516,-60.733,-60.733) Arctic |
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This paper analyses aerosol particle number size distributions, particulate absorption at 570 nm wavelength and carbon monoxide (CO) measured between September 2006 and January 2010 at heights of 50 and 300 m at the Zotino Tall Tower Facility (ZOTTO) in Siberia (60.8° N; 89.35° E). Average number, surface and volume concentrations are broadly comparable to former studies covering shorter observation periods. Fits of multiple lognormal distributions yielded three maxima in probability distribution of geometric mean diameters in the Aitken and accumulation size range and a possible secondary maximum in the nucleation size range below 25 nm. The seasonal cycle of particulate absorption shows maximum concentrations in high winter (December) and minimum concentrations in mid-summer (July). The 90th percentile, however, indicates a secondary maximum in July/August that is likely related to forest fires. The strongly combustion derived CO shows a single winter maximum and a late summer minimum, albeit with a considerably smaller seasonal swing than the particle data due to its longer atmospheric lifetime. Total volume and even more so total number show a more complex seasonal variation with maxima in winter, spring, and summer. A cluster analysis of back trajectories and vertical profiles of the pseudo-potential temperature yielded ten clusters with three levels of particle number concentration: Low concentrations in Arctic air masses (400–500 cm−3), mid-level concentrations for zonally advected air masses from westerly directions between 55° and 65° N (600–800 cm−3), and high concentrations for air masses advected from the belt of industrial and population centers in Siberia and Kazakhstan (1200 cm−3). The observational data is representative for large parts of the troposphere over Siberia and might be particularly useful for the validation of global aerosol transport models. publishedVersion |
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Heintzenberg, J. Birmili, W. Otto, R. Andreae, M.O. Mayer, J.-C. Chi, X. Panov, A. |
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Heintzenberg, J. Birmili, W. Otto, R. Andreae, M.O. Mayer, J.-C. Chi, X. Panov, A. |
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Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006–2009 |
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Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006–2009 |
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Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006–2009 |
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Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006–2009 |
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Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006–2009 |
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aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the zotto tall tower (siberia), 2006–2009 |
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München : European Geopyhsical Union |
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2011 |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Volume 11, Issue 16, Page 8703-8719 |
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