The evolution of biomass-burning aerosol size distributions due to  coagulation: dependence on fire and meteorological details and  parameterization

Sakamoto, Kimiko M.; Laing, James R.; Stevens, Robin G.; Jaffe, Daniel A.; Pierce, Jeffrey R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7709-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 12

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 7709–7724, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7709-2016

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

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 7709–7724, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7709-2016

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

Articles | Volume 16, issue 12

Research article 24 Jun 2016

Research article | 24 Jun 2016

The evolution of biomass-burning aerosol size distributions due to coagulation: dependence on fire and meteorological details and parameterization

Kimiko M. Sakamoto et al.

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Jun 2016) by Veli-Matti Kerminen

Short summary

We determine how various meteorological and fire factors contribute to shaping the aged biomass-burning particle size distribution through coagulation. The mass emissions flux, fire area, and wind speed are dominant factors controlling the aged size distribution. We parameterize the aged size distribution for global/regional aerosol models. We estimate that the aged biomass-burning particle size distribution may be more sensitive to variability in coagulation than SOA formation.