Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean
High time resolution aerosol mass spectrometry measurements were conducted during a field campaign at Mace Head Research Station, Ireland, in June 2007. Observations on one particular day of the campaign clearly indicated advection of aerosol from volcanoes and desert plains in Iceland which could b...
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ftlitinstagrecon:oai:elaba:6050728 2023-05-15T15:06:08+02:00 Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean Ovadnevaitė, Jurgita Čeburnis, Darius Plauškaitė-Sukiene, Kristina Modini, R.L. Dupuy, R. Rimšelytė, Inga Ramonet, M. Kvietkus, Kęstutis Ristovski, Z.D. Berresheim, H. O'Dowd, C.D. 2009 http://ftmc.lvb.lt/FTMC:ELABAPDB6050728&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.007 http://ftmc.lvb.lt/FTMC:ELABAPDB6050728&prefLang=en_US Atmospheric environment, 2009, Vol. 43, no. 32, p. 4968-4974 ISSN 1352-2310 Volcanic sulphate aerosol Icelandic dust Particle acidity Aerosol properties info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2009 ftlitinstagrecon https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.007 2021-12-02T00:37:44Z High time resolution aerosol mass spectrometry measurements were conducted during a field campaign at Mace Head Research Station, Ireland, in June 2007. Observations on one particular day of the campaign clearly indicated advection of aerosol from volcanoes and desert plains in Iceland which could be traced with NOAA Hysplit air mass back trajectories and satellite images. In conjunction with this event, elevated levels of sulphate and light absorbing particles were encountered at Mace Head. While sulphate concentration was continuously increasing, nitrate levels remained low indicating no significant contribution from anthropogenic pollutants. Sulphate concentration increased about 3.8 mg m-3 in comparison with the background conditions. Corresponding sulphur flux from volcanic emissions was estimated to about 0.3 TgS yr-1, suggesting that a large amount of sulphur released from Icelandic volcanoes may be distributed over distances larger than 1000 km. Overall, our results corroborate that transport of volcanogenic sulphate and dust particles can significantly change the chemical composition, size distribution, and optical properties of aerosol over the North Atlantic Ocean and should be considered accordingly by regional climate models. 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Iceland North Atlantic LAEI VL (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Virtual Library) Arctic Mace ENVELOPE(155.883,155.883,-81.417,-81.417) Atmospheric Environment 43 32 4968 4974 |
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Volcanic sulphate aerosol Icelandic dust Particle acidity Aerosol properties Ovadnevaitė, Jurgita Čeburnis, Darius Plauškaitė-Sukiene, Kristina Modini, R.L. Dupuy, R. Rimšelytė, Inga Ramonet, M. Kvietkus, Kęstutis Ristovski, Z.D. Berresheim, H. O'Dowd, C.D. Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean |
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High time resolution aerosol mass spectrometry measurements were conducted during a field campaign at Mace Head Research Station, Ireland, in June 2007. Observations on one particular day of the campaign clearly indicated advection of aerosol from volcanoes and desert plains in Iceland which could be traced with NOAA Hysplit air mass back trajectories and satellite images. In conjunction with this event, elevated levels of sulphate and light absorbing particles were encountered at Mace Head. While sulphate concentration was continuously increasing, nitrate levels remained low indicating no significant contribution from anthropogenic pollutants. Sulphate concentration increased about 3.8 mg m-3 in comparison with the background conditions. Corresponding sulphur flux from volcanic emissions was estimated to about 0.3 TgS yr-1, suggesting that a large amount of sulphur released from Icelandic volcanoes may be distributed over distances larger than 1000 km. Overall, our results corroborate that transport of volcanogenic sulphate and dust particles can significantly change the chemical composition, size distribution, and optical properties of aerosol over the North Atlantic Ocean and should be considered accordingly by regional climate models. 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Ovadnevaitė, Jurgita Čeburnis, Darius Plauškaitė-Sukiene, Kristina Modini, R.L. Dupuy, R. Rimšelytė, Inga Ramonet, M. Kvietkus, Kęstutis Ristovski, Z.D. Berresheim, H. O'Dowd, C.D. |
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Ovadnevaitė, Jurgita Čeburnis, Darius Plauškaitė-Sukiene, Kristina Modini, R.L. Dupuy, R. Rimšelytė, Inga Ramonet, M. Kvietkus, Kęstutis Ristovski, Z.D. Berresheim, H. O'Dowd, C.D. |
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Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic Ocean |
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volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the north atlantic ocean |
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