Articles | Volume 20, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3135-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3135-2020
Research article
 | 
16 Mar 2020
Research article |  | 16 Mar 2020

Cloud condensation nuclei properties of South Asian outflow over the northern Indian Ocean during winter

Vijayakumar S. Nair, Venugopalan Nair Jayachandran, Sobhan Kumar Kompalli, Mukunda M. Gogoi, and S. Suresh Babu

Related authors

Mixing state of refractory black carbon aerosol in the South Asian outflow over the northern Indian Ocean during winter
Sobhan Kumar Kompalli, Surendran Nair Suresh Babu, Krishnaswamy Krishna Moorthy, Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh, Mukunda Madhab Gogoi, Vijayakumar S. Nair, Venugopalan Nair Jayachandran, Dantong Liu, Michael J. Flynn, and Hugh Coe
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 9173–9199, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-9173-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-9173-2021, 2021
Short summary
Amplification of South Asian haze by water vapour–aerosol interactions
Vijayakumar Sivadasan Nair, Filippo Giorgi, and Usha Keshav Hasyagar
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 14457–14471, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14457-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14457-2020, 2020
Short summary
Altitude profiles of cloud condensation nuclei characteristics across the Indo-Gangetic Plain prior to the onset of the Indian summer monsoon
Venugopalan Nair Jayachandran, Surendran Nair Suresh Babu, Aditya Vaishya, Mukunda M. Gogoi, Vijayakumar S. Nair, Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh, and Krishnaswamy Krishna Moorthy
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 561–576, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-561-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-561-2020, 2020
Short summary
Increasing Arabian dust activity and the Indian summer monsoon
F. Solmon, V. S. Nair, and M. Mallet
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8051–8064, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8051-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8051-2015, 2015
Short summary
Sources of black carbon aerosols in South Asia and surrounding regions during the Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, Gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB)
R. Kumar, M. C. Barth, V. S. Nair, G. G. Pfister, S. Suresh Babu, S. K. Satheesh, K. Krishna Moorthy, G. R. Carmichael, Z. Lu, and D. G. Streets
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5415–5428, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5415-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5415-2015, 2015
Short summary

Related subject area

Subject: Aerosols | Research Activity: Field Measurements | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Physics (physical properties and processes)
Quantifying particle-to-particle heterogeneity in aerosol hygroscopicity
Liang Yuan and Chunsheng Zhao
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 3195–3205, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3195-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3195-2023, 2023
Short summary
Measurement report: Black carbon properties and concentrations in southern Sweden urban and rural air – the importance of long-range transport
Erik Ahlberg, Stina Ausmeel, Lovisa Nilsson, Mårten Spanne, Julija Pauraite, Jacob Klenø Nøjgaard, Michele Bertò, Henrik Skov, Pontus Roldin, Adam Kristensson, Erik Swietlicki, and Axel Eriksson
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 3051–3064, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3051-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3051-2023, 2023
Short summary
Diurnal differences in the effect of aerosols on cloud-to-ground lightning in the Sichuan Basin
Haichao Wang, Yongbo Tan, Zheng Shi, Ning Yang, and Tianxue Zheng
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 2843–2857, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2843-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2843-2023, 2023
Short summary
Intensive aerosol properties of boreal and regional biomass burning aerosol at Mt. Bachelor Observatory: larger and black carbon (BC)-dominant particles transported from Siberian wildfires
Nathaniel W. May, Noah Bernays, Ryan Farley, Qi Zhang, and Daniel A. Jaffe
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 2747–2764, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2747-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2747-2023, 2023
Short summary
Characterization of ultrafine particles and the occurrence of new particle formation events in an urban and coastal site of the Mediterranean area
Adelaide Dinoi, Daniel Gulli, Kay Weinhold, Ivano Ammoscato, Claudia R. Calidonna, Alfred Wiedensohler, and Daniele Contini
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 2167–2181, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2167-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2167-2023, 2023
Short summary

Cited articles

Ackerman, A. S., Toon, O. B., Stevens, D. E., Heymsfield, A. J., Ramanathan, V., and Welton, E. J.: Reduction of tropical cloudiness by soot, Science, 288, 1042–1047, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.288.5468.1042, 2000. 
Andreae, M. O.: Correlation between cloud condensation nuclei concentration and aerosol optical thickness in remote and polluted regions, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 543–556, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-543-2009, 2009. 
Bharali, C., Nair, V. S., Chutia, L., and Babu, S. S.: Modeling of the effects of wintertime aerosols on boundary layer properties over the Indo Gangetic Plain, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 124, 4141–4157, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD029758, 2019. 
Burkart, J., Steiner, G., Reischl, G., and Hitzenberger, R.: Long-term study of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activation of the atmospheric aerosol in Vienna, Atmos. Environ., 45, 5751–5759, 2011. 
Cantrell, W., Shaw, G., Leck, C., Granat, L., and Cachier, H.: Relationships between cloud condensation nuclei spectra and aerosol particles on a south-north transect of the Indian Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 15313–15320, 2000. 
Download
Short summary
Extensive measurements of the aerosol and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) properties in South Asian outflow to the northern Indian Ocean were carried out as a part of the ICARB-2018 experiment during winter. At high supersaturations, most of the aerosols in the South Asian outflow become activated as CCN, whereas the aerosol system over the equatorial Indian Ocean is less CCN efficient even at higher supersaturations.
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint