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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14107-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14107-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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15 Nov 2016
Research article |
| 15 Nov 2016
Aerosol arriving on the Caribbean island of Barbados: physical properties and origin
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Katrin Dieckmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
now at: Eurofins GfA GmbH, Münster, Germany
Greg C. Roberts
Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Meteo France, Toulouse, France
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Center for Atmospheric Sciences, La Jolla, USA
Thomas Conrath
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Miguel A. Izaguirre
Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, University of Miami RSMAS, Miami, USA
Susan Hartmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Paul Herenz
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Michael Schäfer
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
now at: Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Florian Ditas
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
now at: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Tina Schmeissner
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Silvia Henning
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Birgit Wehner
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Holger Siebert
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
Frank Stratmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Experimental Aerosol and Cloud Microphysics, Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Aerosol arriving in the eastern Caribbean after passing the Atlantic is characterized, based on ground-based and airborne measurements. We describe the repetitive occurrence of three different types of air masses and relate them to their origin from either Africa or the Atlantic and also draw conclusions about the particle composition. The length of the data series is unprecedented. By a comparison with other studies, we also suggest that the organic fraction in the aerosol depends on season.
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