doi:https://doi.org/

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary

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

Short summary