Characterization of aerosol properties at Cyprus, focusing on cloud condensation nuclei and ice-nucleating particles

Gong, Xianda; Wex, Heike; Müller, Thomas; Wiedensohler, Alfred; Höhler, Kristina; Kandler, Konrad; Ma, Nan; Dietel, Barbara; Schiebel, Thea; Möhler, Ottmar; Stratmann, Frank

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10883-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10883-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10883-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 16

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29 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 29 Aug 2019

Characterization of aerosol properties at Cyprus, focusing on cloud condensation nuclei and ice-nucleating particles

Xianda Gong, Heike Wex, Thomas Müller, Alfred Wiedensohler, Kristina Höhler, Konrad Kandler, Nan Ma, Barbara Dietel, Thea Schiebel, Ottmar Möhler, and Frank Stratmann

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For the diverse aerosol on Cyprus, we found the following: new particle formation can be a source of cloud condensation nuclei. Particle hygroscopicity showed that particles ~<100 nm contained mostly organic material, while larger ones were more hygroscopic. Two separate methods obtained similar concentrations of ice-nucleating particles (INP), with mostly no evidence of a local origin. Different parameterizations overestimated INP concentration in this rather polluted region.