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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13031-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13031-2021
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Research article
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02 Sep 2021
Research article |
| 02 Sep 2021
| 02 Sep 2021
A global study of hygroscopicity-driven light-scattering enhancement in the context of other in situ aerosol optical properties
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, University of Granada, 18006, Granada, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
María A. Burgos
Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Paul Zieger
Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, University of Granada, 18006, Granada, Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
Urs Baltensperger
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
Anne Jefferson
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
James Sherman
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA
Ernest Weingartner
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
now at: Institute for Sensing and Electronics, University of Applied Sciences, Windisch, Switzerland
Bas Henzing
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Princetonlaan 6, 3584 Utrecht, the Netherlands
Krista Luoma
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 68, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Colin O'Dowd
School of Physics, Ryan Institute's Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91 CF50 Galway, Ireland
Alfred Wiedensohler
Department Experimental Aerosol & Cloud Microphysics, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Elisabeth Andrews
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Global Monitoring Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
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This paper investigates the impact of water uptake on aerosol optical properties, in particular the aerosol light-scattering coefficient. Although in situ measurements are performed at low relative humidity (typically at
RH < 40 %), to address the climatic impact of aerosol particles it is necessary to take into account the effect that water uptake may have on the aerosol optical properties.
This paper investigates the impact of water uptake on aerosol optical properties, in particular...
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