New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015
In order to evaluate the potential impact of the Arctic anthropogenic emission sources it is essential to understand better the natural aerosol sources of the inner Arctic and the atmospheric processing of the aerosols during their transport in the Arctic atmosphere. A 1-year time series of chemical...
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ftnilu:oai:nilu.brage.unit.no:11250/2599373 2024-09-15T18:24:57+00:00 New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015 Karl, Matthias Leck, Caroline Rad, Farshid Mashayekhy Bäcklund, Are Lopez-Aparicio, Susana Heintzenberg, Jost 2019 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2599373 https://doi.org/10.1080/16000889.2019.1613143 eng eng NILU - Norsk institutt for luftforskning: 114049 Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology. 2019, 71 1-29. urn:issn:0280-6509 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2599373 https://doi.org/10.1080/16000889.2019.1613143 cristin:1699664 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © 2019 The Author(s). 1-29 71 Tellus. Series B, Chemical and physical meteorology Journal article Peer reviewed 2019 ftnilu https://doi.org/10.1080/16000889.2019.1613143 2024-06-25T03:02:41Z In order to evaluate the potential impact of the Arctic anthropogenic emission sources it is essential to understand better the natural aerosol sources of the inner Arctic and the atmospheric processing of the aerosols during their transport in the Arctic atmosphere. A 1-year time series of chemically specific measurements of the sub-micrometre aerosol during 2015 has been taken at the Mt. Zeppelin observatory in the European Arctic. A source apportionment study combined measured molecular tracers as source markers, positive matrix factorization, analysis of the potential source distribution and auxiliary information from satellite data and ground-based observations. The annual average sub-micrometre mass was apportioned to regional background secondary sulphate (56%), sea spray (17%), biomass burning (15%), secondary nitrate (5.8%), secondary marine biogenic (4.5%), mixed combustion (1.6%), and two types of marine gel sources (together 0.7%). Secondary nitrate aerosol mainly contributed towards the end of summer and during autumn. During spring and summer, the secondary marine biogenic factor reached a contribution of up to 50% in some samples. The most likely origin of the mixed combustion source is due to oil and gas extraction activities in Eastern Siberia. The two marine polymer gel sources predominantly occurred in autumn and winter. The small contribution of the marine gel sources at Mt. Zeppelin observatory in summer as opposed to regions closer to the North Pole is attributed to differences in ocean biology, vertical distribution of phytoplankton, and the earlier start of the summer season. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper North Pole Phytoplankton Siberia Spitsbergen NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research: NILU Brage Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology 71 1 1613143 |
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In order to evaluate the potential impact of the Arctic anthropogenic emission sources it is essential to understand better the natural aerosol sources of the inner Arctic and the atmospheric processing of the aerosols during their transport in the Arctic atmosphere. A 1-year time series of chemically specific measurements of the sub-micrometre aerosol during 2015 has been taken at the Mt. Zeppelin observatory in the European Arctic. A source apportionment study combined measured molecular tracers as source markers, positive matrix factorization, analysis of the potential source distribution and auxiliary information from satellite data and ground-based observations. The annual average sub-micrometre mass was apportioned to regional background secondary sulphate (56%), sea spray (17%), biomass burning (15%), secondary nitrate (5.8%), secondary marine biogenic (4.5%), mixed combustion (1.6%), and two types of marine gel sources (together 0.7%). Secondary nitrate aerosol mainly contributed towards the end of summer and during autumn. During spring and summer, the secondary marine biogenic factor reached a contribution of up to 50% in some samples. The most likely origin of the mixed combustion source is due to oil and gas extraction activities in Eastern Siberia. The two marine polymer gel sources predominantly occurred in autumn and winter. The small contribution of the marine gel sources at Mt. Zeppelin observatory in summer as opposed to regions closer to the North Pole is attributed to differences in ocean biology, vertical distribution of phytoplankton, and the earlier start of the summer season. publishedVersion |
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Karl, Matthias Leck, Caroline Rad, Farshid Mashayekhy Bäcklund, Are Lopez-Aparicio, Susana Heintzenberg, Jost New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015 |
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Karl, Matthias Leck, Caroline Rad, Farshid Mashayekhy Bäcklund, Are Lopez-Aparicio, Susana Heintzenberg, Jost |
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New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015 |
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New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015 |
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New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015 |
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New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015 |
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New insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at Mt. Zeppelin observatory (Spitsbergen) in the year 2015 |
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new insights in sources of the sub-micrometre aerosol at mt. zeppelin observatory (spitsbergen) in the year 2015 |
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