Volume 15, issue 20

Volume 15, issue 20

16 Oct 2015
The MCM v3.3.1 degradation scheme for isoprene
M. E. Jenkin, J. C. Young, and A. R. Rickard
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11433–11459, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11433-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11433-2015, 2015
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16 Oct 2015
The impacts of volcanic aerosol on stratospheric ozone and the Northern Hemisphere polar vortex: separating radiative-dynamical changes from direct effects due to enhanced aerosol heterogeneous chemistry
S. Muthers, F. Arfeuille, C. C. Raible, and E. Rozanov
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11461–11476, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11461-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11461-2015, 2015
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19 Oct 2015
Transport pathways of peroxyacetyl nitrate in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere from different monsoon systems during the summer monsoon season
S. Fadnavis, K. Semeniuk, M. G. Schultz, M. Kiefer, A. Mahajan, L. Pozzoli, and S. Sonbawane
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11477–11499, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11477-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11477-2015, 2015
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19 Oct 2015
A perturbed parameter model ensemble to investigate Mt. Pinatubo's 1991 initial sulfur mass emission
J.-X. Sheng, D. K. Weisenstein, B.-P. Luo, E. Rozanov, F. Arfeuille, and T. Peter
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11501–11512, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11501-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11501-2015, 2015
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20 Oct 2015
Cold Smoke: smoke-induced density currents cause unexpected smoke transport near large wildfires
N. P. Lareau and C. B. Clements
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11513–11520, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11513-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11513-2015, 2015
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20 Oct 2015
Long-range transport of black carbon to the Pacific Ocean and its dependence on aging timescale
J. Zhang, J. Liu, S. Tao, and G. A. Ban-Weiss
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11521–11535, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11521-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11521-2015, 2015
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20 Oct 2015
| Highlight paper
The importance of Asia as a source of black carbon to the European Arctic during springtime 2013
D. Liu, B. Quennehen, E. Darbyshire, J. D. Allan, P. I. Williams, J. W. Taylor, S. J.-B. Bauguitte, M. J. Flynn, D. Lowe, M. W. Gallagher, K. N. Bower, T. W. Choularton, and H. Coe
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11537–11555, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11537-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11537-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
The vertical structure of cloud radiative heating over the Indian subcontinent during summer monsoon
E. Johansson, A. Devasthale, T. L'Ecuyer, A. M. L. Ekman, and M. Tjernström
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11557–11570, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11557-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11557-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
Granger causality from changes in level of atmospheric CO2 to global surface temperature and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, and a candidate mechanism in global photosynthesis
L. M. W. Leggett and D. A. Ball
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11571–11592, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11571-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11571-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
Predicting the mineral composition of dust aerosols – Part 1: Representing key processes
J. P. Perlwitz, C. Pérez García-Pando, and R. L. Miller
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11593–11627, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11593-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11593-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
Predicting the mineral composition of dust aerosols – Part 2: Model evaluation and identification of key processes with observations
J. P. Perlwitz, C. Pérez García-Pando, and R. L. Miller
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11629–11652, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11629-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11629-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
Detection of anthropogenic dust using CALIPSO lidar measurements
J. P. Huang, J. J. Liu, B. Chen, and S. L. Nasiri
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11653–11665, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11653-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11653-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
PM2.5 water-soluble elements in the southeastern United States: automated analytical method development, spatiotemporal distributions, source apportionment, and implications for heath studies
T. Fang, H. Guo, V. Verma, R. E. Peltier, and R. J. Weber
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11667–11682, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11667-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11667-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
Wet deposition of atmospheric inorganic nitrogen at five remote sites in the Tibetan Plateau
Y. W. Liu, Xu-Ri, Y. S. Wang, Y. P. Pan, and S. L. Piao
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11683–11700, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11683-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11683-2015, 2015
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21 Oct 2015
Observations of new particle formation in enhanced UV irradiance zones near cumulus clouds
B. Wehner, F. Werner, F. Ditas, R. A. Shaw, M. Kulmala, and H. Siebert
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11701–11711, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11701-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11701-2015, 2015
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22 Oct 2015
High ice water content at low radar reflectivity near deep convection – Part 1: Consistency of in situ and remote-sensing observations with stratiform rain column simulations
A. M. Fridlind, A. S. Ackerman, A. Grandin, F. Dezitter, M. Weber, J. W. Strapp, A. V. Korolev, and C. R. Williams
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11713–11728, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11713-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11713-2015, 2015
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22 Oct 2015
High ice water content at low radar reflectivity near deep convection – Part 2: Evaluation of microphysical pathways in updraft parcel simulations
A. S. Ackerman, A. M. Fridlind, A. Grandin, F. Dezitter, M. Weber, J. W. Strapp, and A. V. Korolev
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11729–11751, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11729-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11729-2015, 2015
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22 Oct 2015
Modelling marine emissions and atmospheric distributions of halocarbons and dimethyl sulfide: the influence of prescribed water concentration vs. prescribed emissions
S. T. Lennartz, G. Krysztofiak, C. A. Marandino, B.-M. Sinnhuber, S. Tegtmeier, F. Ziska, R. Hossaini, K. Krüger, S. A. Montzka, E. Atlas, D. E. Oram, T. Keber, H. Bönisch, and B. Quack
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11753–11772, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11753-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11753-2015, 2015
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23 Oct 2015
Sensitivity analysis of the potential impact of discrepancies in stratosphere–troposphere exchange on inferred sources and sinks of CO2
F. Deng, D. B. A. Jones, T. W. Walker, M. Keller, K. W. Bowman, D. K. Henze, R. Nassar, E. A. Kort, S. C. Wofsy, K. A. Walker, A. E. Bourassa, and D. A. Degenstein
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11773–11788, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11773-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11773-2015, 2015
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23 Oct 2015
Implications of carbon monoxide bias for methane lifetime and atmospheric composition in chemistry climate models
S. A. Strode, B. N. Duncan, E. A. Yegorova, J. Kouatchou, J. R. Ziemke, and A. R. Douglass
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11789–11805, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11789-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11789-2015, 2015
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23 Oct 2015
Characterization of a real-time tracer for isoprene epoxydiols-derived secondary organic aerosol (IEPOX-SOA) from aerosol mass spectrometer measurements
W. W. Hu, P. Campuzano-Jost, B. B. Palm, D. A. Day, A. M. Ortega, P. L. Hayes, J. E. Krechmer, Q. Chen, M. Kuwata, Y. J. Liu, S. S. de Sá, K. McKinney, S. T. Martin, M. Hu, S. H. Budisulistiorini, M. Riva, J. D. Surratt, J. M. St. Clair, G. Isaacman-Van Wertz, L. D. Yee, A. H. Goldstein, S. Carbone, J. Brito, P. Artaxo, J. A. de Gouw, A. Koss, A. Wisthaler, T. Mikoviny, T. Karl, L. Kaser, W. Jud, A. Hansel, K. S. Docherty, M. L. Alexander, N. H. Robinson, H. Coe, J. D. Allan, M. R. Canagaratna, F. Paulot, and J. L. Jimenez
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11807–11833, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11807-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11807-2015, 2015
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26 Oct 2015
Solar geoengineering using solid aerosol in the stratosphere
D. K. Weisenstein, D. W. Keith, and J. A. Dykema
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11835–11859, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11835-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11835-2015, 2015
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26 Oct 2015
How consistent are top-down hydrocarbon emissions based on formaldehyde observations from GOME-2 and OMI?
T. Stavrakou, J.-F. Müller, M. Bauwens, I. De Smedt, M. Van Roozendael, M. De Mazière, C. Vigouroux, F. Hendrick, M. George, C. Clerbaux, P.-F. Coheur, and A. Guenther
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11861–11884, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11861-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11861-2015, 2015
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26 Oct 2015
Black carbon surface oxidation and organic composition of beech-wood soot aerosols
J. C. Corbin, U. Lohmann, B. Sierau, A. Keller, H. Burtscher, and A. A. Mensah
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11885–11907, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11885-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11885-2015, 2015
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27 Oct 2015
A method to retrieve super-thin cloud optical depth over ocean background with polarized sunlight
W. Sun, R. R. Baize, G. Videen, Y. Hu, and Q. Fu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11909–11918, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11909-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11909-2015, 2015
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27 Oct 2015
A new indicator on the impact of large-scale circulation on wintertime particulate matter pollution over China
B. Jia, Y. Wang, Y. Yao, and Y. Xie
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11919–11929, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11919-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11919-2015, 2015
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27 Oct 2015
Distinguishing the drivers of trends in land carbon fluxes and plant volatile emissions over the past 3 decades
X. Yue, N. Unger, and Y. Zheng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11931–11948, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11931-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11931-2015, 2015
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27 Oct 2015
Stratospheric geoengineering impacts on El Niño/Southern Oscillation
C. J. Gabriel and A. Robock
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11949–11966, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11949-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11949-2015, 2015
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28 Oct 2015
Variation of the radiative properties during black carbon aging: theoretical and experimental intercomparison
C. He, K.-N. Liou, Y. Takano, R. Zhang, M. Levy Zamora, P. Yang, Q. Li, and L. R. Leung
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11967–11980, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11967-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11967-2015, 2015
28 Oct 2015
The impact of embedded valleys on daytime pollution transport over a mountain range
M. N. Lang, A. Gohm, and J. S. Wagner
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11981–11998, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11981-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11981-2015, 2015
28 Oct 2015
Relating the hygroscopic properties of submicron aerosol to both gas- and particle-phase chemical composition in a boreal forest environment
J. Hong, J. Kim, T. Nieminen, J. Duplissy, M. Ehn, M. Äijälä, L. Q. Hao, W. Nie, N. Sarnela, N. L. Prisle, M. Kulmala, A. Virtanen, T. Petäjä, and V.-M. Kerminen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11999–12009, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11999-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11999-2015, 2015
28 Oct 2015
Effects of dust particle internal structure on light scattering
O. Kemppinen, T. Nousiainen, and G. Y. Jeong
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12011–12027, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12011-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12011-2015, 2015
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29 Oct 2015
Emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds and subsequent formation of secondary organic aerosols in a Larix kaempferi forest
T. Mochizuki, Y. Miyazaki, K. Ono, R. Wada, Y. Takahashi, N. Saigusa, K. Kawamura, and A. Tani
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12029–12041, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12029-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12029-2015, 2015
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29 Oct 2015
Source apportionment of methane and nitrous oxide in California's San Joaquin Valley at CalNex 2010 via positive matrix factorization
A. Guha, D. R. Gentner, R. J. Weber, R. Provencal, and A. H. Goldstein
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12043–12063, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12043-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12043-2015, 2015
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30 Oct 2015
The regional distribution characteristics of aerosol optical depth over the Tibetan Plateau
C. Xu, Y. M. Ma, C. You, and Z. K. Zhu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12065–12078, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12065-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12065-2015, 2015
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30 Oct 2015
Air–snow transfer of nitrate on the East Antarctic Plateau – Part 2: An isotopic model for the interpretation of deep ice-core records
J. Erbland, J. Savarino, S. Morin, J. L. France, M. M. Frey, and M. D. King
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12079–12113, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12079-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12079-2015, 2015
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