Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns
We present results from a systematic study of vertical profiles of aerosol number size distribution and black carbon (BC) concentrations conducted in the Arctic, over Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard). The campaign lasted 2 years (2011-2012) and resulted in 200 vertical profiles measured by means of a tethered...
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ftunivmilanobic:oai:boa.unimib.it:10281/134847 2024-04-14T08:06:07+00:00 Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns FERRERO, LUCA Cappelletti D Busetto M Mazzola M Lupi A Lanconelli C Becagli S Traversi R Caiazzo L Giardi F Moroni B Crocchianti S Fierz M Mocnik G SANGIORGI, GIORGIA MAURA LUISA PERRONE, MARIA GRAZIA Maturilli M Vitale V Udisti R BOLZACCHINI, EZIO Ferrero, L Cappelletti, D Busetto, M Mazzola, M Lupi, A Lanconelli, C Becagli, S Traversi, R Caiazzo, L Giardi, F Moroni, B Crocchianti, S Fierz, M Mocnik, G Sangiorgi, G Perrone, M Maturilli, M Vitale, V Udisti, R Bolzacchini, E 2016 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/10281/134847 https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12601-2016 eng eng Copernicus GmbH country:DE info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000385403100001 volume:16 issue:19 firstpage:12601 lastpage:12629 numberofpages:29 journal:ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS http://hdl.handle.net/10281/134847 doi:10.5194/acp-16-12601-2016 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84991215195 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Vertical profiles Arctic Particulate Matter Size Distribution Aerosol properties CHIM/12 - CHIMICA DELL'AMBIENTE E DEI BENI CULTURALI info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftunivmilanobic https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12601-2016 2024-03-21T02:04:37Z We present results from a systematic study of vertical profiles of aerosol number size distribution and black carbon (BC) concentrations conducted in the Arctic, over Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard). The campaign lasted 2 years (2011-2012) and resulted in 200 vertical profiles measured by means of a tethered balloon (up to 1200 m a.g.l.) during the spring and summer seasons. In addition, chemical analysis of filter samples, aerosol size distribution and a full set of meteorological parameters were determined at ground. The collected experimental data allowed a classification of the vertical profiles into different typologies, which allowed us to describe the seasonal phenomenology of vertical aerosol properties in the Arctic. During spring, four main types of profiles were found and their behavior was related to the main aerosol and atmospheric dynamics occurring at the measuring site. Background conditions generated homogenous profiles. Transport events caused an increase of aerosol concentration with altitude. High Arctic haze pollution trapped below thermal inversions promoted a decrease of aerosol concentration with altitude. Finally, ground-based plumes of locally formed secondary aerosol determined profiles with decreasing aerosol concentration located at different altitude as a function of size. During the summer season, the impact from shipping caused aerosol and BC pollution plumes to be constrained close to the ground, indicating that increasing shipping emissions in the Arctic could bring anthropogenic aerosol and BC in the Arctic summer, affecting the climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic black carbon Svalbard Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca: BOA (Bicocca Open Archive) Arctic Svalbard Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 19 12601 12629 |
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Vertical profiles Arctic Particulate Matter Size Distribution Aerosol properties CHIM/12 - CHIMICA DELL'AMBIENTE E DEI BENI CULTURALI FERRERO, LUCA Cappelletti D Busetto M Mazzola M Lupi A Lanconelli C Becagli S Traversi R Caiazzo L Giardi F Moroni B Crocchianti S Fierz M Mocnik G SANGIORGI, GIORGIA MAURA LUISA PERRONE, MARIA GRAZIA Maturilli M Vitale V Udisti R BOLZACCHINI, EZIO Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns |
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We present results from a systematic study of vertical profiles of aerosol number size distribution and black carbon (BC) concentrations conducted in the Arctic, over Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard). The campaign lasted 2 years (2011-2012) and resulted in 200 vertical profiles measured by means of a tethered balloon (up to 1200 m a.g.l.) during the spring and summer seasons. In addition, chemical analysis of filter samples, aerosol size distribution and a full set of meteorological parameters were determined at ground. The collected experimental data allowed a classification of the vertical profiles into different typologies, which allowed us to describe the seasonal phenomenology of vertical aerosol properties in the Arctic. During spring, four main types of profiles were found and their behavior was related to the main aerosol and atmospheric dynamics occurring at the measuring site. Background conditions generated homogenous profiles. Transport events caused an increase of aerosol concentration with altitude. High Arctic haze pollution trapped below thermal inversions promoted a decrease of aerosol concentration with altitude. Finally, ground-based plumes of locally formed secondary aerosol determined profiles with decreasing aerosol concentration located at different altitude as a function of size. During the summer season, the impact from shipping caused aerosol and BC pollution plumes to be constrained close to the ground, indicating that increasing shipping emissions in the Arctic could bring anthropogenic aerosol and BC in the Arctic summer, affecting the climate. |
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Ferrero, L Cappelletti, D Busetto, M Mazzola, M Lupi, A Lanconelli, C Becagli, S Traversi, R Caiazzo, L Giardi, F Moroni, B Crocchianti, S Fierz, M Mocnik, G Sangiorgi, G Perrone, M Maturilli, M Vitale, V Udisti, R Bolzacchini, E |
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FERRERO, LUCA Cappelletti D Busetto M Mazzola M Lupi A Lanconelli C Becagli S Traversi R Caiazzo L Giardi F Moroni B Crocchianti S Fierz M Mocnik G SANGIORGI, GIORGIA MAURA LUISA PERRONE, MARIA GRAZIA Maturilli M Vitale V Udisti R BOLZACCHINI, EZIO |
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FERRERO, LUCA Cappelletti D Busetto M Mazzola M Lupi A Lanconelli C Becagli S Traversi R Caiazzo L Giardi F Moroni B Crocchianti S Fierz M Mocnik G SANGIORGI, GIORGIA MAURA LUISA PERRONE, MARIA GRAZIA Maturilli M Vitale V Udisti R BOLZACCHINI, EZIO |
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Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns |
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Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns |
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Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns |
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Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns |
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Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: A seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns |
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vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the arctic: a seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011-2012) of field campaigns |
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