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Research article
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03 Jan 2019
Research article |
| 03 Jan 2019
| 03 Jan 2019
Aircraft-based measurements of High Arctic springtime aerosol show evidence for vertically varying sources, transport and composition
Megan D. Willis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
now at: Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
Heiko Bozem
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Daniel Kunkel
Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Alex K. Y. Lee
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Hannes Schulz
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Julia Burkart
Faculty of Physics, Aerosol Physics and Environmental Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Amir A. Aliabadi
School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Andreas B. Herber
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
W. Richard Leaitch
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jonathan P. D. Abbatt
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Short summary
The vertical distribution of Arctic aerosol is an important driver of its climate impacts. We present vertically resolved measurements of aerosol composition and properties made in the High Arctic during spring on an aircraft platform. We explore how aerosol properties are related to transport history and show evidence of vertical trends in aerosol sources, transport mechanisms and composition. These results will help us to better understand aerosol–climate interactions in the Arctic.
The vertical distribution of Arctic aerosol is an important driver of its climate impacts. We...
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