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Research article
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09 May 2019
Research article |
| 09 May 2019
| 09 May 2019
Regional new particle formation as modulators of cloud condensation nuclei and cloud droplet number in the eastern Mediterranean
Panayiotis Kalkavouras
Enviromental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Palea Penteli, 15236, Greece
Aikaterini Bougiatioti
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Enviromental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Palea Penteli, 15236, Greece
Nikos Kalivitis
Enviromental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Iasonas Stavroulas
Enviromental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Palea Penteli, 15236, Greece
Energy Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute,
Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Maria Tombrou
Department of Physics, University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Athanasios Nenes
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts, School of
Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Palea Penteli, 15236, Greece
Institute for Chemical Engineering Science, Foundation for Research
and Technology Hellas, Patras, 26504, Greece
Nikolaos Mihalopoulos
Enviromental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry,
University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003, Greece
Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, Palea Penteli, 15236, Greece
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Short summary
We study how new particle formation (NPF) events affect clouds throughout the year at a ground site in the E Mediterranean. Using a new tools and evaluation metrics, NPF is found to affect only evening and nocturnal clouds by modestly increasing droplet number by 7 to 12 %. A conventional analysis based on CCN concentration at prescribed supersaturation levels or aerosol size can considerably bias the perceived influence of NPF events on regional clouds, the hydrological cycle, and climate.
We study how new particle formation (NPF) events affect clouds throughout the year at a ground...
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