CAMP: An instrumented platform for balloon-borne aerosol particle studies in the lower atmosphere
Airborne observations of vertical aerosol particle distributions are crucial for detailed process studies and model improvements. Tethered balloon systems represent a less expensive alternative to aircraft to probe shallow atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs). This study presents the newly developed c...
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fttibhannoverren:oai:oa.tib.eu:123456789/11603 2024-09-09T19:23:57+00:00 CAMP: An instrumented platform for balloon-borne aerosol particle studies in the lower atmosphere Pilz, Christian Düsing, Sebastian Wehner, Birgit Müller, Thomas Siebert, Holger Voigtländer, Jens Lonardi, Michael 2022 application/pdf https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/11603 https://doi.org/10.34657/10636 eng eng Katlenburg-Lindau : Copernicus ESSN:1867-8548 DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6889-2022 https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/11603 http://dx.doi.org/10.34657/10636 CC BY 4.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 frei zugänglich ddc:550 aerosol airborne survey atmosphere condensation instrument platform Arctic Germany Melpitz Saxony status-type:publishedVersion doc-type:Article doc-type:Text 2022 fttibhannoverren https://doi.org/10.34657/1063610.5194/amt-15-6889-2022 2024-06-26T23:32:42Z Airborne observations of vertical aerosol particle distributions are crucial for detailed process studies and model improvements. Tethered balloon systems represent a less expensive alternative to aircraft to probe shallow atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs). This study presents the newly developed cubic aerosol measurement platform (CAMP) for balloon-borne observations of aerosol particle microphysical properties. With an edge length of 35 cm and a weight of 9 kg, the cube is an environmentally robust instrument platform intended for measurements at low temperatures, with a particular focus on applications in cloudy Arctic ABLs. The aerosol instrumentation on board CAMP comprises two condensation particle counters with different lower detection limits, one optical particle size spectrometer, and a miniaturized absorption photometer. Comprehensive calibrations and characterizations of the instruments were performed in laboratory experiments. The first field study with a tethered balloon system took place at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) station in Melpitz, Germany, in the winter of 2019. At ambient temperatures between-8 and 15 C, the platform was operated up to a 1.5 km height on 14 flights under both clear-sky and cloudy conditions. The continuous aerosol observations at the ground station served as a reference for evaluating the CAMP measurements. Exemplary profiles are discussed to elucidate the performance of the system and possible process studies. Based on the laboratory instrument characterizations and the observations during the field campaign, CAMP demonstrated the capability to provide comprehensive aerosol particle measurements in cold and cloudy ABLs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Renate - Repositorium für Naturwissenschaften und Technik (TIB Hannover) Arctic |
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Airborne observations of vertical aerosol particle distributions are crucial for detailed process studies and model improvements. Tethered balloon systems represent a less expensive alternative to aircraft to probe shallow atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs). This study presents the newly developed cubic aerosol measurement platform (CAMP) for balloon-borne observations of aerosol particle microphysical properties. With an edge length of 35 cm and a weight of 9 kg, the cube is an environmentally robust instrument platform intended for measurements at low temperatures, with a particular focus on applications in cloudy Arctic ABLs. The aerosol instrumentation on board CAMP comprises two condensation particle counters with different lower detection limits, one optical particle size spectrometer, and a miniaturized absorption photometer. Comprehensive calibrations and characterizations of the instruments were performed in laboratory experiments. The first field study with a tethered balloon system took place at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) station in Melpitz, Germany, in the winter of 2019. At ambient temperatures between-8 and 15 C, the platform was operated up to a 1.5 km height on 14 flights under both clear-sky and cloudy conditions. The continuous aerosol observations at the ground station served as a reference for evaluating the CAMP measurements. Exemplary profiles are discussed to elucidate the performance of the system and possible process studies. Based on the laboratory instrument characterizations and the observations during the field campaign, CAMP demonstrated the capability to provide comprehensive aerosol particle measurements in cold and cloudy ABLs. |
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CAMP: An instrumented platform for balloon-borne aerosol particle studies in the lower atmosphere |
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CAMP: An instrumented platform for balloon-borne aerosol particle studies in the lower atmosphere |
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CAMP: An instrumented platform for balloon-borne aerosol particle studies in the lower atmosphere |
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camp: an instrumented platform for balloon-borne aerosol particle studies in the lower atmosphere |
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