Observations of aerosol, cloud, turbulence, and radiation properties at the top of the Marine Boundary Layer over the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean

We report on the Azores Stratocumulus Measurements of Radiation, Turbulence and Aerosols (ACORES) campaign, which took place around Graciosa and Pico Islands/Azores in July 2017. The main objective was to investigate the vertical distribution of aerosol particles, stratocumulus microphysical and rad...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Main Authors: Siebert, Holger, Szodry, Kai-Erik, Egerer, Ulricke, Wehner, Birgit, Henning, Silvia, Chevalier, Karine, Luckerath, Janine, Welz, Oliver, Mazzoleni, Claudio, Mellado González, Juan Pedro
Other Authors: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Ciències de la terra i de la vida::Climatologia i meteorologia
Turbulència
Aerosols
Cloud radiative effects
Small scale processes
Aircraft observations
Turbulence
Helios
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2117/360016
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0191.1
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Summary:We report on the Azores Stratocumulus Measurements of Radiation, Turbulence and Aerosols (ACORES) campaign, which took place around Graciosa and Pico Islands/Azores in July 2017. The main objective was to investigate the vertical distribution of aerosol particles, stratocumulus microphysical and radiative properties, and turbulence parameters in the eastern North Atlantic. The vertical exchange of mass, momentum, and energy between the free troposphere (FT) and the cloudy marine boundary layer (MBL) was explored over a range of scales from submeters to kilometers. To cover these spatial scales with appropriate measurements, helicopterborne observations with unprecedented high resolution were realized using the Airborne Cloud Turbulence Observation System (ACTOS) and Spectral Modular Airborne Radiation Measurement System–Helicopter-Borne Observations (SMART-HELIOS) instrumental payloads Postprint (published version)

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