Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-1737-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-1737-2021
Research article
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09 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 09 Feb 2021

Assessing the vertical structure of Arctic aerosols using balloon-borne measurements

Jessie M. Creamean, Gijs de Boer, Hagen Telg, Fan Mei, Darielle Dexheimer, Matthew D. Shupe, Amy Solomon, and Allison McComiskey

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Tethered Balloon System DOE ARM https://doi.org/10.5439/1651201

MetPy: A Python Package for Meteorological Data R. M. May, S. C. Arms, P. Marsh, E. Bruning, J. R. Leeman, K. Goebbert, J. E. Thielen, and Z. Bruick https://doi.org/10.5065/D6WW7G29

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Arctic clouds play a role in modulating sea ice extent. Importantly, aerosols facilitate cloud formation, and thus it is crucial to understand the interactions between aerosols and clouds. Vertical measurements of aerosols and clouds are needed to tackle this issue. We present results from balloon-borne measurements of aerosols and clouds over the course of 2 years in northern Alaska. These data shed light onto the vertical distributions of aerosols relative to clouds spanning multiple seasons.
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