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Volume 18, issue 9

Volumes and issues

Volume 18, issue 9

03 May 2018

Key drivers of ozone change and its radiative forcing over the 21st century

Fernando Iglesias-Suarez, Douglas E. Kinnison, Alexandru Rap, Amanda C. Maycock, Oliver Wild, and Paul J. Young

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6121–6139, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6121-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6121-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

Impacts of air pollutants from fire and non-fire emissions on the regional air quality in Southeast Asia

Hsiang-He Lee, Oussama Iraqui, Yefu Gu, Steve Hung-Lam Yim, Apisada Chulakadabba, Adam Yiu-Ming Tonks, Zhengyu Yang, and Chien Wang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6141–6156, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6141-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6141-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

An automated cirrus classification

Edward Gryspeerdt, Johannes Quaas, Tom Goren, Daniel Klocke, and Matthias Brueck

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6157–6169, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6157-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6157-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

Secondary organic aerosol production from pinanediol, a semi-volatile surrogate for first-generation oxidation products of monoterpenes

Penglin Ye, Yunliang Zhao, Wayne K. Chuang, Allen L. Robinson, and Neil M. Donahue

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6171–6186, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6171-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6171-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

Advanced source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols by coupling offline AMS and radiocarbon size-segregated measurements over a nearly 2-year period

Athanasia Vlachou, Kaspar R. Daellenbach, Carlo Bozzetti, Benjamin Chazeau, Gary A. Salazar, Soenke Szidat, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Christoph Hueglin, Urs Baltensperger, Imad El Haddad, and André S. H. Prévôt

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6187–6206, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6187-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6187-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

Sources of reactive nitrogen in marine aerosol over the Northwest Pacific Ocean in spring

Li Luo, Shuh-Ji Kao, Hongyan Bao, Huayun Xiao, Hongwei Xiao, Xiaohong Yao, Huiwang Gao, Jiawei Li, and Yangyang Lu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6207–6222, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6207-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6207-2018, 2018

03 May 2018

Random forest meteorological normalisation models for Swiss PM₁₀ trend analysis

Stuart K. Grange, David C. Carslaw, Alastair C. Lewis, Eirini Boleti, and Christoph Hueglin

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6223–6239, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6223-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6223-2018, 2018

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03 May 2018

Detection of critical PM_2.5 emission sources and their contributions to a heavy haze episode in Beijing, China, using an adjoint model

Shixian Zhai, Xingqin An, Tianliang Zhao, Zhaobin Sun, Wei Wang, Qing Hou, Zengyuan Guo, and Chao Wang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6241–6258, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6241-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6241-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

The absorption Ångström exponent of black carbon: from numerical aspects

Chao Liu, Chul Eddy Chung, Yan Yin, and Martin Schnaiter

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6259–6273, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6259-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6259-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Mass concentration, optical depth and carbon composition of particulate matter in the major southern West African cities of Cotonou (Benin) and Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)

Julien Djossou, Jean-François Léon, Aristide Barthélemy Akpo, Cathy Liousse, Véronique Yoboué, Mouhamadou Bedou, Marleine Bodjrenou, Christelle Chiron, Corinne Galy-Lacaux, Eric Gardrat, Marcellin Abbey, Sékou Keita, Julien Bahino, Evelyne Touré N'Datchoh, Money Ossohou, and Cossi Norbert Awanou

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6275–6291, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6275-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6275-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Low levels of nitryl chloride at ground level: nocturnal nitrogen oxides in the Lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia

Hans D. Osthoff, Charles A. Odame-Ankrah, Youssef M. Taha, Travis W. Tokarek, Corinne L. Schiller, Donna Haga, Keith Jones, and Roxanne Vingarzan

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6293–6315, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6293-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6293-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Global warming potential estimates for the C₁–C₃ hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) included in the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

Dimitrios K. Papanastasiou, Allison Beltrone, Paul Marshall, and James B. Burkholder

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6317–6330, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6317-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6317-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Predicting the glass transition temperature and viscosity of secondary organic material using molecular composition

Wing-Sy Wong DeRieux, Ying Li, Peng Lin, Julia Laskin, Alexander Laskin, Allan K. Bertram, Sergey A. Nizkorodov, and Manabu Shiraiwa

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6331–6351, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6331-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6331-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Effect of ecological restoration programs on dust concentrations in the North China Plain: a case study

Xin Long, Xuexi Tie, Guohui Li, Junji Cao, Tian Feng, Shuyu Zhao, Li Xing, and Zhisheng An

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6353–6366, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6353-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6353-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Amines in boreal forest air at SMEAR II station in Finland

Marja Hemmilä, Heidi Hellén, Aki Virkkula, Ulla Makkonen, Arnaud P. Praplan, Jenni Kontkanen, Lauri Ahonen, Markku Kulmala, and Hannele Hakola

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6367–6380, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6367-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6367-2018, 2018

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04 May 2018

Triple oxygen isotopes indicate urbanization affects sources of nitrate in wet and dry atmospheric deposition

David M. Nelson, Urumu Tsunogai, Dong Ding, Takuya Ohyama, Daisuke D. Komatsu, Fumiko Nakagawa, Izumi Noguchi, and Takashi Yamaguchi

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6381–6392, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6381-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6381-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

| Highlight paper

Contrails and their impact on shortwave radiation and photovoltaic power production – a regional model study

Simon Gruber, Simon Unterstrasser, Jan Bechtold, Heike Vogel, Martin Jung, Henry Pak, and Bernhard Vogel

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6393–6411, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6393-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6393-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

Assessing the uncertainty of soil moisture impacts on convective precipitation using a new ensemble approach

Olga Henneberg, Felix Ament, and Verena Grützun

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6413–6425, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6413-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6413-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

Representativeness of single lidar stations for zonally averaged ozone profiles, their trends and attribution to proxies

Christos Zerefos, John Kapsomenakis, Kostas Eleftheratos, Kleareti Tourpali, Irina Petropavlovskikh, Daan Hubert, Sophie Godin-Beekmann, Wolfgang Steinbrecht, Stacey Frith, Viktoria Sofieva, and Birgit Hassler

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6427–6440, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6427-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6427-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

Seasonal variation and light absorption property of carbonaceous aerosol in a typical glacier region of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

Hewen Niu, Shichang Kang, Hailong Wang, Rudong Zhang, Xixi Lu, Yun Qian, Rukumesh Paudyal, Shijin Wang, Xiaofei Shi, and Xingguo Yan

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6441–6460, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6441-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6441-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

Overview: Precipitation characteristics and sensitivities to environmental conditions during GoAmazon2014/5 and ACRIDICON-CHUVA

Luiz A. T. Machado, Alan J. P. Calheiros, Thiago Biscaro, Scott Giangrande, Maria A. F. Silva Dias, Micael A. Cecchini, Rachel Albrecht, Meinrat O. Andreae, Wagner F. Araujo, Paulo Artaxo, Stephan Borrmann, Ramon Braga, Casey Burleyson, Cristiano W. Eichholz, Jiwen Fan, Zhe Feng, Gilberto F. Fisch, Michael P. Jensen, Scot T. Martin, Ulrich Pöschl, Christopher Pöhlker, Mira L. Pöhlker, Jean-François Ribaud, Daniel Rosenfeld, Jaci M. B. Saraiva, Courtney Schumacher, Ryan Thalman, David Walter, and Manfred Wendisch

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6461–6482, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6461-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6461-2018, 2018

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07 May 2018

High-resolution inversion of methane emissions in the Southeast US using SEAC⁴RS aircraft observations of atmospheric methane: anthropogenic and wetland sources

Jian-Xiong Sheng, Daniel J. Jacob, Alexander J. Turner, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Melissa P. Sulprizio, A. Anthony Bloom, Arlyn E. Andrews, and Debra Wunch

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6483–6491, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6483-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6483-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Microphysical variability of Amazonian deep convective cores observed by CloudSat and simulated by a multi-scale modeling framework

J. Brant Dodson, Patrick C. Taylor, and Mark Branson

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6493–6510, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6493-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6493-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Phenomenology of summer ozone episodes over the Madrid Metropolitan Area, central Spain

Xavier Querol, Andrés Alastuey, Gotzon Gangoiti, Noemí Perez, Hong K. Lee, Heeram R. Eun, Yonghee Park, Enrique Mantilla, Miguel Escudero, Gloria Titos, Lucio Alonso, Brice Temime-Roussel, Nicolas Marchand, Juan R. Moreta, M. Arantxa Revuelta, Pedro Salvador, Begoña Artíñano, Saúl García dos Santos, Mónica Anguas, Alberto Notario, Alfonso Saiz-Lopez, Roy M. Harrison, Millán Millán, and Kang-Ho Ahn

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6511–6533, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6511-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6511-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Cryosphere: a kingdom of anomalies and diversity

Vladimir Melnikov, Viktor Gennadinik, Markku Kulmala, Hanna K. Lappalainen, Tuukka Petäjä, and Sergej Zilitinkevich

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6535–6542, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6535-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6535-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

The use of hierarchical clustering for the design of optimized monitoring networks

Joana Soares, Paul Andrew Makar, Yayne Aklilu, and Ayodeji Akingunola

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6543–6566, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6543-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6543-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Stratospheric ozone measurements at Arosa (Switzerland): history and scientific relevance

Johannes Staehelin, Pierre Viatte, Rene Stübi, Fiona Tummon, and Thomas Peter

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6567–6584, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6567-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6567-2018, 2018

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08 May 2018

Meteorological controls on atmospheric particulate pollution during hazard reduction burns

Giovanni Di Virgilio, Melissa Anne Hart, and Ningbo Jiang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6585–6599, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6585-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6585-2018, 2018

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09 May 2018

LES study of the impact of moist thermals on the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere in southern West Africa

Fabien Brosse, Maud Leriche, Céline Mari, and Fleur Couvreux

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6601–6624, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6601-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6601-2018, 2018

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09 May 2018

Mass spectrometric measurement of hydrogen isotope fractionation for the reactions of chloromethane with OH and Cl

Frank Keppler, Enno Bahlmann, Markus Greule, Heinz Friedrich Schöler, Julian Wittmer, and Cornelius Zetzsch

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6625–6635, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6625-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6625-2018, 2018

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09 May 2018

Radiative effects of ozone waves on the Northern Hemisphere polar vortex and its modulation by the QBO

Vered Silverman, Nili Harnik, Katja Matthes, Sandro W. Lubis, and Sebastian Wahl

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6637–6659, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6637-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6637-2018, 2018

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09 May 2018

Photochemical aging of aerosol particles in different air masses arriving at Baengnyeong Island, Korea

Eunha Kang, Meehye Lee, William H. Brune, Taehyoung Lee, Taehyun Park, Joonyoung Ahn, and Xiaona Shang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6661–6677, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6661-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6661-2018, 2018

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09 May 2018

NO₂-initiated multiphase oxidation of SO₂ by O₂ on CaCO₃ particles

Ting Yu, Defeng Zhao, Xiaojuan Song, and Tong Zhu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6679–6689, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6679-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6679-2018, 2018

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14 May 2018

The airglow layer emission altitude cannot be determined unambiguously from temperature comparison with lidars

Tim Dunker

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6691–6697, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6691-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6691-2018, 2018

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14 May 2018

Quantifying the effect of mixing on the mean age of air in CCMVal-2 and CCMI-1 models

Simone Dietmüller, Roland Eichinger, Hella Garny, Thomas Birner, Harald Boenisch, Giovanni Pitari, Eva Mancini, Daniele Visioni, Andrea Stenke, Laura Revell, Eugene Rozanov, David A. Plummer, John Scinocca, Patrick Jöckel, Luke Oman, Makoto Deushi, Shibata Kiyotaka, Douglas E. Kinnison, Rolando Garcia, Olaf Morgenstern, Guang Zeng, Kane Adam Stone, and Robyn Schofield

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6699–6720, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6699-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6699-2018, 2018

14 May 2018

Observation of Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities and gravity waves in the summer mesopause above Andenes in Northern Norway

Gunter Stober, Svenja Sommer, Carsten Schult, Ralph Latteck, and Jorge L. Chau

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6721–6732, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6721-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6721-2018, 2018

14 May 2018

Synoptic meteorological modes of variability for fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) air quality in major metropolitan regions of China

Danny M. Leung, Amos P. K. Tai, Loretta J. Mickley, Jonathan M. Moch, Aaron van Donkelaar, Lu Shen, and Randall V. Martin

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6733–6748, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6733-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6733-2018, 2018

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14 May 2018

A new index for the wintertime southern hemispheric split jet

Stella Babian, Jens Grieger, and Ulrich Cubasch

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6749–6760, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6749-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6749-2018, 2018

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15 May 2018

Quantifying the effect of aerosol on vertical velocity and effective terminal velocity in warm convective clouds

Guy Dagan, Ilan Koren, and Orit Altaratz

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6761–6769, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6761-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6761-2018, 2018

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15 May 2018

Self-organized classification of boundary layer meteorology and associated characteristics of air quality in Beijing

Zhiheng Liao, Jiaren Sun, Jialin Yao, Li Liu, Haowen Li, Jian Liu, Jielan Xie, Dui Wu, and Shaojia Fan

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6771–6783, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6771-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6771-2018, 2018

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16 May 2018

Characterizing biospheric carbon balance using CO₂ observations from the OCO-2 satellite

Scot M. Miller, Anna M. Michalak, Vineet Yadav, and Jovan M. Tadić

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6785–6799, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6785-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6785-2018, 2018

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16 May 2018

Assessing stratospheric transport in the CMAM30 simulations using ACE-FTS measurements

Felicia Kolonjari, David A. Plummer, Kaley A. Walker, Chris D. Boone, James W. Elkins, Michaela I. Hegglin, Gloria L. Manney, Fred L. Moore, Diane Pendlebury, Eric A. Ray, Karen H. Rosenlof, and Gabriele P. Stiller

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6801–6828, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6801-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6801-2018, 2018

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16 May 2018

Characterization of organic nitrogen in aerosols at a forest site in the southern Appalachian Mountains

Xi Chen, Mingjie Xie, Michael D. Hays, Eric Edgerton, Donna Schwede, and John T. Walker

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6829–6846, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6829-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6829-2018, 2018

16 May 2018

Multi-model study of HTAP II on sulfur and nitrogen deposition

Jiani Tan, Joshua S. Fu, Frank Dentener, Jian Sun, Louisa Emmons, Simone Tilmes, Kengo Sudo, Johannes Flemming, Jan Eiof Jonson, Sylvie Gravel, Huisheng Bian, Yanko Davila, Daven K. Henze, Marianne T. Lund, Tom Kucsera, Toshihiko Takemura, and Terry Keating

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6847–6866, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6847-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6847-2018, 2018

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16 May 2018

Decrease in tropospheric O₃ levels in the Northern Hemisphere observed by IASI

Catherine Wespes, Daniel Hurtmans, Cathy Clerbaux, Anne Boynard, and Pierre-François Coheur

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6867–6885, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6867-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6867-2018, 2018

16 May 2018

Intercontinental transport of biomass burning pollutants over the Mediterranean Basin during the summer 2014 ChArMEx-GLAM airborne campaign

Vanessa Brocchi, Gisèle Krysztofiak, Valéry Catoire, Jonathan Guth, Virginie Marécal, Régina Zbinden, Laaziz El Amraoui, François Dulac, and Philippe Ricaud

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6887–6906, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6887-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6887-2018, 2018

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16 May 2018

Using different assumptions of aerosol mixing state and chemical composition to predict CCN concentrations based on field measurements in urban Beijing

Jingye Ren, Fang Zhang, Yuying Wang, Don Collins, Xinxin Fan, Xiaoai Jin, Weiqi Xu, Yele Sun, Maureen Cribb, and Zhanqing Li

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6907–6921, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6907-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6907-2018, 2018

17 May 2018

Fluxes of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) in the High Arctic during atmospheric mercury depletion events (AMDEs)

Jesper Kamp, Henrik Skov, Bjarne Jensen, and Lise Lotte Sørensen

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6923–6938, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6923-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6923-2018, 2018

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17 May 2018

Multi-year assimilation of IASI and MLS ozone retrievals: variability of tropospheric ozone over the tropics in response to ENSO

Hélène Peiro, Emanuele Emili, Daniel Cariolle, Brice Barret, and Eric Le Flochmoën

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6939–6958, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6939-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6939-2018, 2018

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17 May 2018

High time-resolved radon progeny measurements in the Arctic region (Svalbard islands, Norway): results and potentialities

Roberto Salzano, Antonello Pasini, Antonietta Ianniello, Mauro Mazzola, Rita Traversi, and Roberto Udisti

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6959–6969, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6959-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6959-2018, 2018

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17 May 2018

A novel method for the extraction of local gravity wave parameters from gridded three-dimensional data: description, validation, and application

Lena Schoon and Christoph Zülicke

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 6971–6983, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6971-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6971-2018, 2018

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