Contributions of transported Prudhoe Bay oil field emissions to the aerosol population in Utqiagvik, Alaska

• Published in: Atmospheric chemistry and physics Vol. 17; no. 17
• Main Authors: Gunsch, Matthew J., Kirpes, Rachel M., Kolesar, Katheryn R., Barrett, Tate E., China, Swarup, Sheesley, Rebecca J., Laskin, Alexander, Wiedensohler, Alfred, Tuch, Thomas, Pratt, Kerri A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Copernicus Publications, EGU 14.09.2017
• Subjects: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Loss of sea ice is opening the Arctic to increasing development involving oil and gas extraction and shipping. Given the significant impacts of absorbing aerosol and secondary aerosol precursors emitted within the rapidly warming Arctic region, it is necessary to characterize local anthropogenic aer...