Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8249-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8249-2018
Research article
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13 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 13 Jun 2018

Airborne observations of newly formed boundary layer aerosol particles under cloudy conditions

Barbara Altstädter, Andreas Platis, Michael Jähn, Holger Baars, Janine Lückerath, Andreas Held, Astrid Lampert, Jens Bange, Markus Hermann, and Birgit Wehner

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This article describes the appearance of ultrafine aerosol particles (size < 12 nm) within the atmospheric boundary layer under cloudy conditions. New particle formation (NPF) was observed with the ALADINA unmanned aerial system in relation to increased turbulence near the inversion layer. Fast mixing processes and rapid dilution of surrounding air led to an insufficient particle growth rate, seen in sporadic clusters at ground. These events might not have been classified as NPF by surface data.
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