Aerosol chemistry above an extended archipelago of the eastern Mediterranean basin during strong northern winds

Athanasopoulou, E.; Protonotariou, A. P.; Bossioli, E.; Dandou, A.; Tombrou, M.; Allan, J. D.; Coe, H.; Mihalopoulos, N.; Kalogiros, J.; Bacak, A.; Sciare, J.; Biskos, G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8401-2015

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28 Jul 2015

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| 28 Jul 2015

Aerosol chemistry above an extended archipelago of the eastern Mediterranean basin during strong northern winds

E. Athanasopoulou, A. P. Protonotariou, E. Bossioli, A. Dandou, M. Tombrou, J. D. Allan, H. Coe, N. Mihalopoulos, J. Kalogiros, A. Bacak, J. Sciare, and G. Biskos

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (29 Jun 2015) by Xavier Querol

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A model system is evaluated versus ground and airborne aerosol measurements, towards the identification of its competencies and deficiencies over the eastern Mediterranean (EM) during summer. Secondary organic aerosol (OA) formation is investigated towards improving OA behaviour. Biomass burning is a significant particle source, largely explaining OA underestimation (ca. 50%). More than 70% of the aerosol mass over the EM is related to trans-boundary transport during strong northeastern winds.