Water droplets from wind driven low clouds and fogs. Process observation and evaluation in the mountainous headwater regions of the Czech Republic

0371193 - ÚH 2012 FI eng A - Abstract
Tesař, Miroslav - Fišák, Jaroslav - Šír, Miloslav - Fottová, D.
Water droplets from wind driven low clouds and fogs. Process observation and evaluation in the mountainous headwater regions of the Czech Republic.
NOSA & FAAR 2011 Nordic Aerosol Symposium. Programme. Conference Proceedings. Tampere: Nordic Society for Aerosol Research, 2011. s. 87.
[NOSA & FAAR Aerosol Symposium 2011. 09.11.2011-11.11.2011, Tampere]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA205/09/1918
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20600510; CEZ:AV0Z30420517
Keywords : atmospheric aerosols * cloud * fogs * chemistry
Subject RIV: DA - Hydrology ; Limnology

The liquid and solid particles that are suspended in the air are called aerosols. The present article deals with the cloud and fog water deposition as a major pathway for the transport of atmospheric pollutants. This so-called occult precipitation is generally more acid than rainwater and has higher levels of ionic concentrations. The main aim of the presented contribution is to compare the concentrations of chemical species in the fog and cloud water collected in mountainous areas of the Czech Republic with different pollutant load and to determine if site-to-site variation exists. A fog water chemistry study carried out over the 17-years period proved high acidity of fog water and high values of enrichment factors.
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