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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11599-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11599-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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16 Aug 2018
Research article |
| 16 Aug 2018
| 16 Aug 2018
Seasonality of aerosol optical properties in the Arctic
Lauren Schmeisser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
now at: University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
John Backman
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Atmospheric Composition Research, Helsinki, Finland
John A. Ogren
University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Elisabeth Andrews
University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA
Eija Asmi
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Atmospheric Composition Research, Helsinki, Finland
Sandra Starkweather
University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Taneil Uttal
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Markus Fiebig
Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Sangeeta Sharma
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Science & Technology Branch, Climate Research Division, Toronto, Canada
Kostas Eleftheriadis
Institute of Nuclear and Radiological Science & Technology, Energy & Safety, Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos,
Athens, Greece
Stergios Vratolis
Institute of Nuclear and Radiological Science & Technology, Energy & Safety, Environmental Radioactivity Laboratory, NCSR Demokritos,
Athens, Greece
Michael Bergin
Duke University, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Durham, NC, USA
Peter Tunved
Stockholm University, Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden
Anne Jefferson
University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA
Data sets
Time series of aerosol light-absorption coefficients from Aethalometers at six Arctic stations between 2012 and 2014 J. Backman, L. Schmeisser, A. Virkkula, J. A. Ogren, E. Asmi, S. Starkweather, S. Sharma, K. Eleftheriadis, S. Vratolis, T. Uttal, P. Tunved, A. Jefferson, M. Bergin, A. Makshtas, and M. Fiebig https://doi.org/10.21336/gen.1
Short summary
This paper presents pan-Arctic seasonality of in-situ-measured aerosol optical properties from six surface monitoring sites. The analysis provides insight into aerosol annual variability throughout the region – something that is not possible using only measurements from satellite or temporary aircraft campaigns. This paper shows that the large spatiotemporal variability in aerosol optical properties needs to be taken into account in order to properly represent Arctic climate.
This paper presents pan-Arctic seasonality of in-situ-measured aerosol optical properties from...
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