Articles | Volume 19, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-15483-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-15483-2019
Research article
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18 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 18 Dec 2019

Estimating cloud condensation nuclei number concentrations using aerosol optical properties: role of particle number size distribution and parameterization

Yicheng Shen, Aki Virkkula, Aijun Ding, Krista Luoma, Helmi Keskinen, Pasi P. Aalto, Xuguang Chi, Ximeng Qi, Wei Nie, Xin Huang, Tuukka Petäjä, Markku Kulmala, and Veli-Matti Kerminen

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Long-term cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) number concentration (NCCN) data are scarce; there are a lot more data on aerosol optical properties (AOPs). It is therefore valuable to derive parameterizations for estimating NCCN from AOP measurements. With the new parameterization NCCN can be estimated from backscatter fraction, scattering Ångström exponent, and total light-scattering coefficient. The NCCN–AOP relationships depend on the geometric mean diameter and the width of the size distribution.
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