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Simultaneous measurements of aerosol size distributions at three sites in the European high Arctic

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Title
Simultaneous measurements of aerosol size distributions at three sites in the European high Arctic
Other Titles
북극 대기입자 크기 분포 및 화학 조성 분석을 통한 자연적 및 인위적 대기 입자 발생 구분에 관한 연구
Authors
Dall'Osto, Manuel
Beddows, David C. S.
Tunved, Peter
Harrison, Roy M.
Lupi, Angelo
Vitale, Vito
Becagli, Silvia
Traversi, Rita
Park, Ki-Tae
Yoon, Young Jun
Massling, Andreas
Skov, Henrik
Lange, Robert
Strom, Johan
Radovan, Krejci
Subject
Environmental Sciences & EcologyMeteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Issue Date
2019-06
Citation
Dall'Osto, Manuel, et al. 2019. "Simultaneous measurements of aerosol size distributions at three sites in the European high Arctic". ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 19(1): 7377-7395.
Abstract
Aerosols are an integral part of the Arctic climate system due to their direct interaction with radiation and indirect interaction through cloud formation. Understanding aerosol size distributions and their dynamics is crucial for the ability to predict these climate relevant effects. When of favourable size and composition, both long-rangetransported - and locally formed particles - may serve as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). Small changes of composition or size may have a large impact on the low CCN concentrations currently characteristic of the Arctic environment. We present a cluster analysis of particle size distributions (PSDs; size range 8-500 nm) simultaneously collected from three high Arctic sites during a 3-year period (20132015). Two sites are located in the Svalbard archipelago: Zeppelin research station (ZEP; 474 m above ground) and the nearby Gruvebadet Observatory (GRU; about 2 km distance from Zeppelin, 67 m above ground). The third site (Villum Research Station at Station Nord, VRS; 30 m above ground) is 600 km west-northwest of Zeppelin, at the tip of northeastern Greenland. The GRU site is included in an inter-site comparison for the first time. K-means cluster analysis pro- vided eight specific aerosol categories, further combined into broad PSD classes with similar characteristics, namely pristine low concentrations (12 %-14 % occurrence), new particle formation (16 %-32 %), Aitken (21 %-35 %) and accumulation (20 %-50 %). Confined for longer time periods by consolidated pack sea ice regions, the Greenland site GRU shows PSDs with lower ultrafine-mode aerosol concentrations during summer but higher accumulation-mode aerosol concentrations during winter, relative to the Svalbard sites. By association with chemical composition and cloud condensation nuclei properties, further conclusions can be derived. Three distinct types of accumulation-mode aerosol are observed during winter months. These are associated with sea spray (largest detectable sizes, > 400 nm), Arctic haze (main mode at 150 nm) and aged accumulation-mode (main mode at 220 nm) aerosols. In contrast, locally produced particles, most likely of marine biogenic origin, exhibit size distributions dominated by the nucleation and Aitken mode during summer months. The obtained data and analysis point towards future studies, including apportioning the relative contribution of primary and secondary aerosol formation processes and elucidating anthropogenic aerosol dynamics and transport and removal processes across the Greenland Sea. In order to address important research questions in the Arctic on scales beyond a singular station or measurement events, it is imperative to continue strengthening international scientific cooperation.
URI
https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/10912
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-7377-2019
Type
Article
Station
Dasan Station
Indexed
SCI
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