Differences in fine particle chemical composition  on clear and cloudy days

Christiansen, Amy E.; Carlton, Annmarie G.; Henderson, Barron H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11607-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11607-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11607-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 19

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12 Oct 2020

Research article |

| 12 Oct 2020

Differences in fine particle chemical composition on clear and cloudy days

Amy E. Christiansen, Annmarie G. Carlton, and Barron H. Henderson

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NCEP North American Regional Reanalysis: NARR NOAA/OAR/ESRL PSD https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.narr.html

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We quantify differences in surface-level fine particle mass (PM_2.5) chemical composition in relation to satellite-derived cloud flags and find significant differences between clear-sky and cloud days. The work suggests that future analysis in this area is warranted.