Volume 16, issue 21

Volume 16, issue 21

31 Oct 2016
Airborne mercury species at the Råö background monitoring site in Sweden: distribution of mercury as an effect of long-range transport
Ingvar Wängberg, Michelle G. Nerentorp Mastromonaco, John Munthe, and Katarina Gårdfeldt
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13379–13387, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13379-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13379-2016, 2016
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31 Oct 2016
Composition and oxidation state of sulfur in atmospheric particulate matter
Amelia F. Longo, David J. Vine, Laura E. King, Michelle Oakes, Rodney J. Weber, Lewis Gregory Huey, Armistead G. Russell, and Ellery D. Ingall
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13389–13398, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13389-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13389-2016, 2016
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31 Oct 2016
Overview of mercury dry deposition, litterfall, and throughfall studies
L. Paige Wright, Leiming Zhang, and Frank J. Marsik
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13399–13416, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13399-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13399-2016, 2016
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31 Oct 2016
Non-stomatal exchange in ammonia dry deposition models: comparison of two state-of-the-art approaches
Frederik Schrader, Christian Brümmer, Chris R. Flechard, Roy J. Wichink Kruit, Margreet C. van Zanten, Undine Zöll, Arjan Hensen, and Jan Willem Erisman
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13417–13430, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13417-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13417-2016, 2016
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31 Oct 2016
The impact of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on springtime dust activity in Syria
Bing Pu and Paul Ginoux
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13431–13448, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13431-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13431-2016, 2016
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31 Oct 2016
| Highlight paper
The BErkeley Atmospheric CO2 Observation Network: initial evaluation
Alexis A. Shusterman, Virginia E. Teige, Alexander J. Turner, Catherine Newman, Jinsol Kim, and Ronald C. Cohen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13449–13463, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13449-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13449-2016, 2016
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01 Nov 2016
Network design for quantifying urban CO2 emissions: assessing trade-offs between precision and network density
Alexander J. Turner, Alexis A. Shusterman, Brian C. McDonald, Virginia Teige, Robert A. Harley, and Ronald C. Cohen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13465–13475, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13465-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13465-2016, 2016
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01 Nov 2016
Observing atmospheric formaldehyde (HCHO) from space: validation and intercomparison of six retrievals from four satellites (OMI, GOME2A, GOME2B, OMPS) with SEAC4RS aircraft observations over the southeast US
Lei Zhu, Daniel J. Jacob, Patrick S. Kim, Jenny A. Fisher, Karen Yu, Katherine R. Travis, Loretta J. Mickley, Robert M. Yantosca, Melissa P. Sulprizio, Isabelle De Smedt, Gonzalo González Abad, Kelly Chance, Can Li, Richard Ferrare, Alan Fried, Johnathan W. Hair, Thomas F. Hanisco, Dirk Richter, Amy Jo Scarino, James Walega, Petter Weibring, and Glenn M. Wolfe
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13477–13490, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13477-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13477-2016, 2016
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01 Nov 2016
Measurement of size-dependent single scattering albedo of fresh biomass burning aerosols using the extinction-minus-scattering technique with a combination of cavity ring-down spectroscopy and nephelometry
Sujeeta Singh, Marc N. Fiddler, and Solomon Bililign
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13491–13507, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13491-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13491-2016, 2016
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01 Nov 2016
Estimation of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions using satellite measurements of "proxy" species
Igor B. Konovalov, Evgeny V. Berezin, Philippe Ciais, Grégoire Broquet, Ruslan V. Zhuravlev, and Greet Janssens-Maenhout
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13509–13540, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13509-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13509-2016, 2016
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01 Nov 2016
Intercomparison and evaluation of satellite peroxyacetyl nitrate observations in the upper troposphere–lower stratosphere
Richard J. Pope, Nigel A. D. Richards, Martyn P. Chipperfield, David P. Moore, Sarah A. Monks, Stephen R. Arnold, Norbert Glatthor, Michael Kiefer, Tom J. Breider, Jeremy J. Harrison, John J. Remedios, Carsten Warneke, James M. Roberts, Glenn S. Diskin, Lewis G. Huey, Armin Wisthaler, Eric C. Apel, Peter F. Bernath, and Wuhu Feng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13541–13559, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13541-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13541-2016, 2016
01 Nov 2016
Why do models overestimate surface ozone in the Southeast United States?
Katherine R. Travis, Daniel J. Jacob, Jenny A. Fisher, Patrick S. Kim, Eloise A. Marais, Lei Zhu, Karen Yu, Christopher C. Miller, Robert M. Yantosca, Melissa P. Sulprizio, Anne M. Thompson, Paul O. Wennberg, John D. Crounse, Jason M. St. Clair, Ronald C. Cohen, Joshua L. Laughner, Jack E. Dibb, Samuel R. Hall, Kirk Ullmann, Glenn M. Wolfe, Illana B. Pollack, Jeff Peischl, Jonathan A. Neuman, and Xianliang Zhou
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13561–13577, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13561-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13561-2016, 2016
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01 Nov 2016
Global and regional radiative forcing from 20 % reductions in BC, OC and SO4 – an HTAP2 multi-model study
Camilla Weum Stjern, Bjørn Hallvard Samset, Gunnar Myhre, Huisheng Bian, Mian Chin, Yanko Davila, Frank Dentener, Louisa Emmons, Johannes Flemming, Amund Søvde Haslerud, Daven Henze, Jan Eiof Jonson, Tom Kucsera, Marianne Tronstad Lund, Michael Schulz, Kengo Sudo, Toshihiko Takemura, and Simone Tilmes
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13579–13599, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13579-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13579-2016, 2016
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03 Nov 2016
Unexpectedly acidic nanoparticles formed in dimethylamine–ammonia–sulfuric-acid nucleation experiments at CLOUD
Michael J. Lawler, Paul M. Winkler, Jaeseok Kim, Lars Ahlm, Jasmin Tröstl, Arnaud P. Praplan, Siegfried Schobesberger, Andreas Kürten, Jasper Kirkby, Federico Bianchi, Jonathan Duplissy, Armin Hansel, Tuija Jokinen, Helmi Keskinen, Katrianne Lehtipalo, Markus Leiminger, Tuukka Petäjä, Matti Rissanen, Linda Rondo, Mario Simon, Mikko Sipilä, Christina Williamson, Daniela Wimmer, Ilona Riipinen, Annele Virtanen, and James N. Smith
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13601–13618, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13601-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13601-2016, 2016
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03 Nov 2016
Effect of aerosol subgrid variability on aerosol optical depth and cloud condensation nuclei: implications for global aerosol modelling
Natalie Weigum, Nick Schutgens, and Philip Stier
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13619–13639, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13619-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13619-2016, 2016
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03 Nov 2016
Effects of urban agglomeration on surface-UV doses: a comparison of Brewer measurements in Warsaw and Belsk, Poland, for the period 2013–2015
Agnieszka E. Czerwińska, Janusz W. Krzyścin, Janusz Jarosławski, and Michał Posyniak
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13641–13651, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13641-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13641-2016, 2016
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03 Nov 2016
Mercury emissions of a coal-fired power plant in Germany
Andreas Weigelt, Franz Slemr, Ralf Ebinghaus, Nicola Pirrone, Johannes Bieser, Jan Bödewadt, Giulio Esposito, and Peter F. J. van Velthoven
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13653–13668, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13653-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13653-2016, 2016
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03 Nov 2016
Carbon isotopic signature of coal-derived methane emissions to the atmosphere: from coalification to alteration
Giulia Zazzeri, Dave Lowry, Rebecca E. Fisher, James L. France, Mathias Lanoisellé, Bryce F. J. Kelly, Jaroslaw M. Necki, Charlotte P. Iverach, Elisa Ginty, Miroslaw Zimnoch, Alina Jasek, and Euan G. Nisbet
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13669–13680, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13669-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13669-2016, 2016
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04 Nov 2016
Evaluation of cloud effects on air temperature estimation using MODIS LST based on ground measurements over the Tibetan Plateau
Hongbo Zhang, Fan Zhang, Guoqing Zhang, Xiaobo He, and Lide Tian
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13681–13696, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13681-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13681-2016, 2016
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04 Nov 2016
Particle size traces modern Saharan dust transport and deposition across the equatorial North Atlantic
Michèlle van der Does, Laura F. Korte, Chris I. Munday, Geert-Jan A. Brummer, and Jan-Berend W. Stuut
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13697–13710, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13697-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13697-2016, 2016
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04 Nov 2016
Extreme dust storm over the eastern Mediterranean in September 2015: satellite, lidar, and surface observations in the Cyprus region
Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, Albert Ansmann, Argyro Nisantzi, Stavros Solomos, George Kallos, and Diofantos G. Hadjimitsis
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13711–13724, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13711-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13711-2016, 2016
07 Nov 2016
Parameterization of oceanic whitecap fraction based on satellite observations
Monique F. M. A. Albert, Magdalena D. Anguelova, Astrid M. M. Manders, Martijn Schaap, and Gerrit de Leeuw
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13725–13751, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13725-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13725-2016, 2016
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07 Nov 2016
Estimating contributions from biomass burning, fossil fuel combustion, and biogenic carbon to carbonaceous aerosols in the Valley of Chamonix: a dual approach based on radiocarbon and levoglucosan
Lise Bonvalot, Thibaut Tuna, Yoann Fagault, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Véronique Jacob, Florie Chevrier, and Edouard Bard
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13753–13772, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13753-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13753-2016, 2016
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07 Nov 2016
Model simulations of cooking organic aerosol (COA) over the UK using estimates of emissions based on measurements at two sites in London
Riinu Ots, Massimo Vieno, James D. Allan, Stefan Reis, Eiko Nemitz, Dominique E. Young, Hugh Coe, Chiara Di Marco, Anais Detournay, Ian A. Mackenzie, David C. Green, and Mathew R. Heal
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13773–13789, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13773-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13773-2016, 2016
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08 Nov 2016
The spectral signature of cloud spatial structure in shortwave irradiance
Shi Song, K. Sebastian Schmidt, Peter Pilewskie, Michael D. King, Andrew K. Heidinger, Andi Walther, Hironobu Iwabuchi, Gala Wind, and Odele M. Coddington
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13791–13806, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13791-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13791-2016, 2016
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08 Nov 2016
Speciated atmospheric mercury on haze and non-haze days in an inland city in China
Qianqian Hong, Zhouqing Xie, Cheng Liu, Feiyue Wang, Pinhua Xie, Hui Kang, Jin Xu, Jiancheng Wang, Fengcheng Wu, Pengzhen He, Fusheng Mou, Shidong Fan, Yunsheng Dong, Haicong Zhan, Xiawei Yu, Xiyuan Chi, and Jianguo Liu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13807–13821, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13807-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13807-2016, 2016
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09 Nov 2016
Single-particle investigation of summertime and wintertime Antarctic sea spray aerosols using low-Z particle EPMA, Raman microspectrometry, and ATR-FTIR imaging techniques
Hyo-Jin Eom, Dhrubajyoti Gupta, Hye-Rin Cho, Hee Jin Hwang, Soon Do Hur, Yeontae Gim, and Chul-Un Ro
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13823–13836, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13823-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13823-2016, 2016
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09 Nov 2016
The magnitude of the snow-sourced reactive nitrogen flux to the boundary layer in the Uintah Basin, Utah, USA
Maria Zatko, Joseph Erbland, Joel Savarino, Lei Geng, Lauren Easley, Andrew Schauer, Timothy Bates, Patricia K. Quinn, Bonnie Light, David Morison, Hans D. Osthoff, Seth Lyman, William Neff, Bin Yuan, and Becky Alexander
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13837–13851, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13837-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13837-2016, 2016
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09 Nov 2016
Spatiotemporal variability and contribution of different aerosol types to the aerosol optical depth over the Eastern Mediterranean
Aristeidis K. Georgoulias, Georgia Alexandri, Konstantinos A. Kourtidis, Jos Lelieveld, Prodromos Zanis, Ulrich Pöschl, Robert Levy, Vassilis Amiridis, Eleni Marinou, and Athanasios Tsikerdekis
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13853–13884, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13853-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13853-2016, 2016
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09 Nov 2016
Regional and seasonal radiative forcing by perturbations to aerosol and ozone precursor emissions
Nicolas Bellouin, Laura Baker, Øivind Hodnebrog, Dirk Olivié, Ribu Cherian, Claire Macintosh, Bjørn Samset, Anna Esteve, Borgar Aamaas, Johannes Quaas, and Gunnar Myhre
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13885–13910, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13885-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13885-2016, 2016
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10 Nov 2016
The immersion freezing behavior of ash particles from wood and brown coal burning
Sarah Grawe, Stefanie Augustin-Bauditz, Susan Hartmann, Lisa Hellner, Jan B. C. Pettersson, Andrea Prager, Frank Stratmann, and Heike Wex
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13911–13928, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13911-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13911-2016, 2016
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11 Nov 2016
The effect of particle acidity on secondary organic aerosol formation from α-pinene photooxidation under atmospherically relevant conditions
Yuemei Han, Craig A. Stroud, John Liggio, and Shao-Meng Li
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13929–13944, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13929-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13929-2016, 2016
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11 Nov 2016
Observed microphysical changes in Arctic mixed-phase clouds when transitioning from sea ice to open ocean
Gillian Young, Hazel M. Jones, Thomas W. Choularton, Jonathan Crosier, Keith N. Bower, Martin W. Gallagher, Rhiannon S. Davies, Ian A. Renfrew, Andrew D. Elvidge, Eoghan Darbyshire, Franco Marenco, Philip R. A. Brown, Hugo M. A. Ricketts, Paul J. Connolly, Gary Lloyd, Paul I. Williams, James D. Allan, Jonathan W. Taylor, Dantong Liu, and Michael J. Flynn
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13945–13967, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13945-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13945-2016, 2016
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11 Nov 2016
Is global dimming and brightening in Japan limited to urban areas?
Katsumasa Tanaka, Atsumu Ohmura, Doris Folini, Martin Wild, and Nozomu Ohkawara
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 13969–14001, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13969-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-13969-2016, 2016
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11 Nov 2016
Seasonal variability of stratospheric methane: implications for constraining tropospheric methane budgets using total column observations
Katherine M. Saad, Debra Wunch, Nicholas M. Deutscher, David W. T. Griffith, Frank Hase, Martine De Mazière, Justus Notholt, David F. Pollard, Coleen M. Roehl, Matthias Schneider, Ralf Sussmann, Thorsten Warneke, and Paul O. Wennberg
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 14003–14024, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14003-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14003-2016, 2016
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11 Nov 2016
On the role of tropopause folds in summertime tropospheric ozone over the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East
Dimitris Akritidis, Andrea Pozzer, Prodromos Zanis, Evangelos Tyrlis, Bojan Škerlak, Michael Sprenger, and Jos Lelieveld
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 14025–14039, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14025-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14025-2016, 2016
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