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A Synthesis of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCNC) Measurements within the EUCAARI Network.
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SYSNO ASEP 0472900 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title A Synthesis of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCNC) Measurements within the EUCAARI Network. Author(s) Paramonov, M. (FI)
Kerminen, V.M. (FI)
Gysel, M. (CH)
Aalto, P.P. (FI)
Andreae, M.O. (DE)
Asmi, E. (FI)
Baltensperger, U. (CH)
Bougiatioti, A. (GR)
Brus, David (UCHP-M) RID, SAI, ORCID
Frank, G.P. (SE)
Good, N. (GB)
Gunthe, S.S. (DE)
Hao, L. (FI)
Irwin, M. (GB)
Jaatinen, A. (FI)
Jurányi, Z. (CH)
King, S.M. (US)
Kortelainen, A. (FI)
Kristensson, A. (FI)
Lihavainen, H. (FI)
Lohmann, U. (CH)
Martin, S.T. (US)
McFiggans, G. (GB)
Mihalopoulos, N. (GR)
Nenes, A. (US)
O'Dowd, C.D. (IE)
Ovadnevaite, J. (IE)
Petäjä, T. (FI)
Pöschl, U. (DE)
Roberts, G.C. (FR)
Rose, D. (DE)
Svenningsson, B. (SE)
Swietlicki, E. (SE)
Weingartner, E. (CH)
Whitehead, J. (GB)
Wiedensohler, A. (DE)
Wittbom, C. (SE)
Sierau, B. (CH)Source Title Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. - : Copernicus - ISSN 1680-7316
Roč. 15, č. 21 (2015), s. 12211-12229Number of pages 19 s. Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords aerosol-chemical composition ; size-resolved measurements ; alpine site jungfraujoch Subject RIV CF - Physical ; Theoretical Chemistry Institutional support UCHP-M - RVO:67985858 UT WOS 000365329000006 EID SCOPUS 84946238238 DOI 10.5194/acp-15-12211-2015 Annotation The annual mean ratio of activated cloud condensation nuclei (N-CCN) to the total number concentration of particles (N-CN), known as the activated fraction A, shows a similar functional dependence on supersaturation S at many locations - exceptions to this being certain marine locations, a free troposphere site and background sites in south-west Germany and northern Finland. The use of total number concentration of particles above 50 and 100 nm diameter when calculating the activated fractions (A(50) and A(100), respectively) renders a much more stable dependence of A on S; A(50) and A(100) also reveal the effect of the size distribution on CCN activation. With respect to chemical composition, it was found that the hygroscopicity of aerosol particles as a function of size differs among locations. The hygroscopicity parameter kappa decreased with an increasing size at a continental site in south-west Germany and fluctuated without any particular size dependence across the observed size range in the remote tropical North Atlantic and rural central Hungary. At all other locations kappa increased with size. In fact, in Hyytiala, Vavihill, Jungfraujoch and Pallas the difference in hygroscopicity between Aitken and accumulation mode aerosol was statistically significant at the 5% significance level. In a boreal environment the assumption of a size-independent kappa can lead to a potentially substantial overestimation of N-CCN at S levels above 0.6 %. The same is true for other locations where kappa was found to increase with size. While detailed information about aerosol hygroscopicity can significantly improve the prediction of N-CCN, total aerosol number concentration and aerosol size distribution remain more important parameters. The seasonal and diurnal patterns of CCN activation and hygroscopic properties vary among three long-term locations, highlighting the spatial and temporal variability of potential aerosol-cloud interactions in various environments. Workplace Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals Contact Eva Jirsová, jirsova@icpf.cas.cz, Tel.: 220 390 227 Year of Publishing 2017
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