Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5293-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5293-2019
Research article
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17 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 17 Apr 2019

Annual variability of ice-nucleating particle concentrations at different Arctic locations

Heike Wex, Lin Huang, Wendy Zhang, Hayley Hung, Rita Traversi, Silvia Becagli, Rebecca J. Sheesley, Claire E. Moffett, Tate E. Barrett, Rossana Bossi, Henrik Skov, Anja Hünerbein, Jasmin Lubitz, Mareike Löffler, Olivia Linke, Markus Hartmann, Paul Herenz, and Frank Stratmann

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Annual concentrations of ice nucleating particles at different Arctic stations Heike Wex, Lin Huang, Rebecca Sheesley, Rossana Bossi, and Rita Traversi https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.899701

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We found an annual cycle for ice-nucleating particles in the Arctic. These particles are important for Arctic clouds, as they can change the lifetime of clouds. We suggest that higher concentrations of these particles in summertime originate from the Arctic biosphere (both marine and terrestrial). With a warming Arctic, these concentrations may increase further, influencing aerosol–cloud interactions and therewith the observed strong warming of the Arctic.
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