Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: a seasonal
phenomenology along 2 years (2011–2012) of field campaigns

Ferrero, Luca; Cappelletti, David; Busetto, Maurizio; Mazzola, Mauro; Lupi, Angelo; Lanconelli, Christian; Becagli, Silvia; Traversi, Rita; Caiazzo, Laura; Giardi, Fabio; Moroni, Beatrice; Crocchianti, Stefano; Fierz, Martin; Močnik, Griša; Sangiorgi, Giorgia; Perrone, Maria G.; Maturilli, Marion; Vitale, Vito; Udisti, Roberto; Bolzacchini, Ezio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12601-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 19

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 12601–12629, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12601-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 12601–12629, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12601-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 19

Research article 11 Oct 2016

Research article | 11 Oct 2016

Vertical profiles of aerosol and black carbon in the Arctic: a seasonal phenomenology along 2 years (2011–2012) of field campaigns

Luca Ferrero et al.

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12601-2016-supplement

Data sets

Basic and other measurements of radiation at station Ny-Ålesund M. Maturilli https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.809646

Continuous meteorological observations at station Ny-Ålesund M. Maturilli, A. Herber, and G. König-Langlo https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.793046

Short summary

This study reports results from systematic vertical aerosol profiles measured in the Arctic using a tethered balloon platform. The collected data allowed for finding common rules of aerosol behavior along height and seasons. Transport events, secondary aerosol formation and ship impact are examples of the issues investigated along height. The importance of these issues is related to their climatic implications in reference to the aerosol direct and indirect effects in the Arctic atmosphere.