Compositions and mixing states of aerosol particles by aircraft observations in the Arctic springtime, 2018
Aerosol particles were collected at various altitudes in the Arctic during the Polar Airborne Measurements and Arctic Regional Climate Model Simulation Project 2018 (PAMARCMiP 2018) conducted in the early spring of 2018. The composition, size, number fraction, and mixing state of individual aerosol...
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Published in | Atmospheric chemistry and physics Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 3607 - 3626 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Katlenburg-Lindau
Copernicus GmbH
09.03.2021
Copernicus Publications |
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Summary: | Aerosol particles were collected at various altitudes in
the Arctic during the Polar Airborne Measurements and Arctic Regional
Climate Model Simulation Project 2018 (PAMARCMiP 2018) conducted in the
early spring of 2018. The composition, size, number fraction, and mixing state of
individual aerosol particles were analyzed using transmission electron
microscopy (TEM), and their sources and transport were evaluated by
numerical model simulations. We found that sulfate, sea-salt, mineral-dust,
K-bearing, and carbonaceous particles were the major aerosol constituents.
Many particles were composed of two or more compositions that had coagulated
and were coated with sulfate, organic materials, or both. The number
fraction of mineral-dust and sea-salt particles decreased with increasing
altitude. The K-bearing particles increased within a biomass burning (BB)
plume at altitudes > 3900 m, which originated from Siberia.
Chlorine in sea-salt particles was replaced with sulfate at high altitudes.
These results suggest that the sources, transport, and aging of Arctic
aerosols largely vary depending on the altitude and air-mass history. We also
provide the occurrences of solid-particle inclusions (soot, fly-ash, and
Fe-aggregate particles), some of which are light-absorbing particles. They
were mainly emitted from anthropogenic and biomass burning sources and were
embedded within other relatively large host particles. Our TEM measurements
revealed the detailed mixing state of individual particles at various
altitudes in the Arctic. This information facilitates the accurate
evaluation of the aerosol influences on Arctic haze, radiation balance,
cloud formation, and snow/ice albedo when deposited. |
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ISSN: | 1680-7324 1680-7316 1680-7324 |
DOI: | 10.5194/acp-21-3607-2021 |