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Volume 14, issue 23

01 Dec 2014

Chemical composition, sources, and processes of urban aerosols during summertime in northwest China: insights from high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometry

J. Xu, Q. Zhang, M. Chen, X. Ge, J. Ren, and D. Qin

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12593–12611, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12593-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12593-2014, 2014

01 Dec 2014

Overview and sample applications of SMILES and Odin-SMR retrievals of upper tropospheric humidity and cloud ice mass

P. Eriksson, B. Rydberg, H. Sagawa, M. S. Johnston, and Y. Kasai

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12613–12629, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12613-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12613-2014, 2014

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02 Dec 2014

Aerosol–computational fluid dynamics modeling of ultrafine and black carbon particle emission, dilution, and growth near roadways

L. Huang, S. L. Gong, M. Gordon, J. Liggio, R. Staebler, C. A. Stroud, G. Lu, C. Mihele, J. R. Brook, and C. Q. Jia

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12631–12648, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12631-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12631-2014, 2014

02 Dec 2014

Tropospheric carbon monoxide over the Pacific during HIPPO: two-way coupled simulation of GEOS-Chem and its multiple nested models

Y.-Y. Yan, J.-T. Lin, Y. Kuang, D. Yang, and L. Zhang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12649–12663, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12649-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12649-2014, 2014

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02 Dec 2014

Using cloud ice flux to parametrise large-scale lightning

D. L. Finney, R. M. Doherty, O. Wild, H. Huntrieser, H. C. Pumphrey, and A. M. Blyth

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12665–12682, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12665-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12665-2014, 2014

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02 Dec 2014

Atmospheric black carbon and warming effects influenced by the source and absorption enhancement in central Europe

S. Nordmann, Y. F. Cheng, G. R. Carmichael, M. Yu, H. A. C. Denier van der Gon, Q. Zhang, P. E. Saide, U. Pöschl, H. Su, W. Birmili, and A. Wiedensohler

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12683–12699, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12683-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12683-2014, 2014

03 Dec 2014

| Highlight paper

Potential climate forcing of land use and land cover change

D. S. Ward, N. M. Mahowald, and S. Kloster

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12701–12724, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12701-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12701-2014, 2014

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04 Dec 2014

Trends in peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere over southern Asia during the summer monsoon season: regional impacts

S. Fadnavis, M. G. Schultz, K. Semeniuk, A. S. Mahajan, L. Pozzoli, S. Sonbawne, S. D. Ghude, M. Kiefer, and E. Eckert

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12725–12743, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12725-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12725-2014, 2014

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04 Dec 2014

Fast transport from Southeast Asia boundary layer sources to northern Europe: rapid uplift in typhoons and eastward eddy shedding of the Asian monsoon anticyclone

B. Vogel, G. Günther, R. Müller, J.-U. Grooß, P. Hoor, M. Krämer, S. Müller, A. Zahn, and M. Riese

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12745–12762, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12745-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12745-2014, 2014

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05 Dec 2014

Surface-to-mountaintop transport characterised by radon observations at the Jungfraujoch

A. D. Griffiths, F. Conen, E. Weingartner, L. Zimmermann, S. D. Chambers, A. G. Williams, and M. Steinbacher

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12763–12779, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12763-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12763-2014, 2014

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05 Dec 2014

Emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds and subsequent photochemical production of secondary organic aerosol in mesocosm studies of temperate and tropical plant species

K. P. Wyche, A. C. Ryan, C. N. Hewitt, M. R. Alfarra, G. McFiggans, T. Carr, P. S. Monks, K. L. Smallbone, G. Capes, J. F. Hamilton, T. A. M. Pugh, and A. R. MacKenzie

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12781–12801, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12781-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12781-2014, 2014

05 Dec 2014

On the hiatus in the acceleration of tropical upwelling since the beginning of the 21st century

J. Aschmann, J. P. Burrows, C. Gebhardt, A. Rozanov, R. Hommel, M. Weber, and A. M. Thompson

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12803–12814, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12803-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12803-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

Henry's law constants of polyols

S. Compernolle and J.-F. Müller

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12815–12837, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12815-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12815-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

Nitrous oxide emissions from a commercial cornfield (Zea mays) measured using the eddy covariance technique

H. Huang, J. Wang, D. Hui, D. R. Miller, S. Bhattarai, S. Dennis, D. Smart, T. Sammis, and K. C. Reddy

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12839–12854, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12839-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12839-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

The use of SMILES data to study ozone loss in the Arctic winter 2009/2010 and comparison with Odin/SMR data using assimilation techniques

K. Sagi, D. Murtagh, J. Urban, H. Sagawa, and Y. Kasai

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12855–12869, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12855-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12855-2014, 2014

08 Dec 2014

Atmospheric measurements of ratios between CO₂ and co-emitted species from traffic: a tunnel study in the Paris megacity

L. Ammoura, I. Xueref-Remy, V. Gros, A. Baudic, B. Bonsang, J.-E. Petit, O. Perrussel, N. Bonnaire, J. Sciare, and F. Chevallier

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12871–12882, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12871-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12871-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

Estimating regional fluxes of CO₂ and CH₄ using space-borne observations of XCH₄: XCO₂

A. Fraser, P. I. Palmer, L. Feng, H. Bösch, R. Parker, E. J. Dlugokencky, P. B. Krummel, and R. L. Langenfelds

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12883–12895, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12883-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12883-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

A regional CO₂ observing system simulation experiment for the ASCENDS satellite mission

J. S. Wang, S. R. Kawa, J. Eluszkiewicz, D. F. Baker, M. Mountain, J. Henderson, T. Nehrkorn, and T. S. Zaccheo

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12897–12914, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12897-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12897-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

Reactive oxygen species associated with water-soluble PM_2.5 in the southeastern United States: spatiotemporal trends and source apportionment

V. Verma, T. Fang, H. Guo, L. King, J. T. Bates, R. E. Peltier, E. Edgerton, A. G. Russell, and R. J. Weber

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12915–12930, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12915-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12915-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

Megacity emission plume characteristics in summer and winter investigated by mobile aerosol and trace gas measurements: the Paris metropolitan area

S.-L. von der Weiden-Reinmüller, F. Drewnick, Q. J. Zhang, F. Freutel, M. Beekmann, and S. Borrmann

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12931–12950, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12931-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12931-2014, 2014

08 Dec 2014

Mechanistic study of secondary organic aerosol components formed from nucleophilic addition reactions of methacrylic acid epoxide

A. W. Birdsall, C. R. Miner, L. E. Mael, and M. J. Elrod

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12951–12964, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12951-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12951-2014, 2014

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08 Dec 2014

Corrigendum to "Air-sea exchange and gas-particle partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Mediterranean" published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 8905–8915, 2014

M. D. Mulder, A. Heil, P. Kukučka, J. Klánová, J. Kuta, R. Prokeš, F. Sprovieri, and G. Lammel

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12965–12965, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12965-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12965-2014, 2014

08 Dec 2014

Stratospheric ozone depletion from future nitrous oxide increases

W. Wang, W. Tian, S. Dhomse, F. Xie, J. Shu, and J. Austin

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12967–12982, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12967-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12967-2014, 2014

08 Dec 2014

Effect of different emission inventories on modeled ozone and carbon monoxide in Southeast Asia

T. Amnuaylojaroen, M. C. Barth, L. K. Emmons, G. R. Carmichael, J. Kreasuwun, S. Prasitwattanaseree, and S. Chantara

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 12983–13012, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12983-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12983-2014, 2014

09 Dec 2014

Rare temperature histories and cirrus ice number density in a parcel and a one-dimensional model

D. M. Murphy

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13013–13022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13013-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13013-2014, 2014

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09 Dec 2014

An improved dust emission model – Part 1: Model description and comparison against measurements

J. F. Kok, N. M. Mahowald, G. Fratini, J. A. Gillies, M. Ishizuka, J. F. Leys, M. Mikami, M.-S. Park, S.-U. Park, R. S. Van Pelt, and T. M. Zobeck

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13023–13041, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13023-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13023-2014, 2014

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09 Dec 2014

An improved dust emission model – Part 2: Evaluation in the Community Earth System Model, with implications for the use of dust source functions

J. F. Kok, S. Albani, N. M. Mahowald, and D. S. Ward

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13043–13061, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13043-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13043-2014, 2014

09 Dec 2014

The impact of volcanic aerosol on the Northern Hemisphere stratospheric polar vortex: mechanisms and sensitivity to forcing structure

M. Toohey, K. Krüger, M. Bittner, C. Timmreck, and H. Schmidt

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13063–13079, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13063-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13063-2014, 2014

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09 Dec 2014

A model study on changes of European and Swiss particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen deposition between 1990 and 2020 due to the revised Gothenburg protocol

S. Aksoyoglu, J. Keller, G. Ciarelli, A. S. H. Prévôt, and U. Baltensperger

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13081–13095, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13081-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13081-2014, 2014

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10 Dec 2014

Development of a 10-year (2001–2010) 0.1° data set of land-surface energy balance for mainland China

X. Chen, Z. Su, Y. Ma, S. Liu, Q. Yu, and Z. Xu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13097–13117, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13097-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13097-2014, 2014

10 Dec 2014

Iodine chemistry in the troposphere and its effect on ozone

A. Saiz-Lopez, R. P. Fernandez, C. Ordóñez, D. E. Kinnison, J. C. Gómez Martín, J.-F. Lamarque, and S. Tilmes

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13119–13143, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13119-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13119-2014, 2014

10 Dec 2014

A comprehensive parameterization of heterogeneous ice nucleation of dust surrogate: laboratory study with hematite particles and its application to atmospheric models

N. Hiranuma, M. Paukert, I. Steinke, K. Zhang, G. Kulkarni, C. Hoose, M. Schnaiter, H. Saathoff, and O. Möhler

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13145–13158, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13145-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13145-2014, 2014

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10 Dec 2014

Methane and carbon dioxide fluxes and their regional scalability for the European Arctic wetlands during the MAMM project in summer 2012

S. J. O'Shea, G. Allen, M. W. Gallagher, K. Bower, S. M. Illingworth, J. B. A. Muller, B. T. Jones, C. J. Percival, S. J-B. Bauguitte, M. Cain, N. Warwick, A. Quiquet, U. Skiba, J. Drewer, K. Dinsmore, E. G. Nisbet, D. Lowry, R. E. Fisher, J. L. France, M. Aurela, A. Lohila, G. Hayman, C. George, D. B. Clark, A. J. Manning, A. D. Friend, and J. Pyle

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13159–13174, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13159-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13159-2014, 2014

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10 Dec 2014

Ground-level ozone in four Chinese cities: precursors, regional transport and heterogeneous processes

L. K. Xue, T. Wang, J. Gao, A. J. Ding, X. H. Zhou, D. R. Blake, X. F. Wang, S. M. Saunders, S. J. Fan, H. C. Zuo, Q. Z. Zhang, and W. X. Wang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13175–13188, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13175-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13175-2014, 2014

11 Dec 2014

Novel methods for predicting gas–particle partitioning during the formation of secondary organic aerosol

F. Wania, Y. D. Lei, C. Wang, J. P. D. Abbatt, and K.-U. Goss

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13189–13204, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13189-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13189-2014, 2014

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11 Dec 2014

Determination and climatology of the planetary boundary layer height above the Swiss plateau by in situ and remote sensing measurements as well as by the COSMO-2 model

M. Collaud Coen, C. Praz, A. Haefele, D. Ruffieux, P. Kaufmann, and B. Calpini

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13205–13221, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13205-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13205-2014, 2014

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11 Dec 2014

Tropical deep convective life cycle: Cb-anvil cloud microphysics from high-altitude aircraft observations

W. Frey, S. Borrmann, F. Fierli, R. Weigel, V. Mitev, R. Matthey, F. Ravegnani, N. M. Sitnikov, A. Ulanovsky, and F. Cairo

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13223–13240, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13223-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13223-2014, 2014

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11 Dec 2014

Technical Note: Reanalysis of upper troposphere humidity data from the MOZAIC programme for the period 1994 to 2009

H. G. J. Smit, S. Rohs, P. Neis, D. Boulanger, M. Krämer, A. Wahner, and A. Petzold

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13241–13255, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13241-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13241-2014, 2014

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12 Dec 2014

Comparison of the HadGEM2 climate-chemistry model against in situ and SCIAMACHY atmospheric methane data

G. D. Hayman, F. M. O'Connor, M. Dalvi, D. B. Clark, N. Gedney, C. Huntingford, C. Prigent, M. Buchwitz, O. Schneising, J. P. Burrows, C. Wilson, N. Richards, and M. Chipperfield

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13257–13280, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13257-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13257-2014, 2014

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12 Dec 2014

A joint data assimilation system (Tan-Tracker) to simultaneously estimate surface CO₂ fluxes and 3-D atmospheric CO₂ concentrations from observations

X. Tian, Z. Xie, Y. Liu, Z. Cai, Y. Fu, H. Zhang, and L. Feng

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13281–13293, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13281-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13281-2014, 2014

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15 Dec 2014

Meteorological factors controlling low-level continental pollutant outflow across a coast

D. L. Peake, H. F. Dacre, J. Methven, and O. Coceal

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13295–13312, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13295-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13295-2014, 2014

15 Dec 2014

Long-term characterization of organic and elemental carbon in the PM_2.5 fraction: the case of Athens, Greece

D. Paraskevopoulou, E. Liakakou, E. Gerasopoulos, C. Theodosi, and N. Mihalopoulos

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13313–13325, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13313-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13313-2014, 2014

15 Dec 2014

Emission of iodine-containing volatiles by selected microalgae species

U. R. Thorenz, L. J. Carpenter, R.-J. Huang, M. Kundel, J. Bosle, and T. Hoffmann

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13327–13335, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13327-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13327-2014, 2014

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15 Dec 2014

On the importance of cascading moisture recycling in South America

D. C. Zemp, C.-F. Schleussner, H. M. J. Barbosa, R. J. van der Ent, J. F. Donges, J. Heinke, G. Sampaio, and A. Rammig

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 13337–13359, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13337-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13337-2014, 2014