Marine boundary layer aerosol in the eastern North Atlantic: seasonal variations and key controlling processes

Zheng, Guangjie; Wang, Yang; Aiken, Allison C.; Gallo, Francesca; Jensen, Michael P.; Kollias, Pavlos; Kuang, Chongai; Luke, Edward; Springston, Stephen; Uin, Janek; Wood, Robert; Wang, Jian

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17615-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17615-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-17615-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 23

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12 Dec 2018

Research article |

| 12 Dec 2018

Marine boundary layer aerosol in the eastern North Atlantic: seasonal variations and key controlling processes

Guangjie Zheng, Yang Wang, Allison C. Aiken, Francesca Gallo, Michael P. Jensen, Pavlos Kollias, Chongai Kuang, Edward Luke, Stephen Springston, Janek Uin, Robert Wood, and Jian Wang

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RC1: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Jul 2018
- AC1: 'Responses to comments of Reviewer #1', Guangjie Zheng, 09 Oct 2018
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- AC2: 'Responses to comments of Reviewer #2', Guangjie Zheng, 09 Oct 2018

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Here, we elucidate the key processes that drive marine boundary layer (MBL) aerosol size distribution in the eastern North Atlantic (ENA) using long-term measurements. The governing equations of particle concentration are established for different modes. Particles entrained from the free troposphere represent the major source of MBL cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), contributing both directly to CCN population and indirectly by supplying Aitken-mode particles that grow to CCN in the MBL.