Articles | Volume 21, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4849-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-4849-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
29 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 29 Mar 2021
Aerosol characteristics at the three poles of the Earth as characterized by Cloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations
Yikun Yang
College of Global Change and Earth System Science, State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Joint Center for Global Change Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
College of Global Change and Earth System Science, State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Joint Center for Global Change Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Quan Wang
Department of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
Zhiyuan Cong
Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100101, China
Xingchuan Yang
College of Global Change and Earth System Science, State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Joint Center for Global Change Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
College of Global Change and Earth System Science, State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Joint Center for Global Change Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Related authors
Hao Fan, Xingchuan Yang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, and Zhenyao Shen
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-829, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-829, 2023
Preprint under review for ACP
Short summary
Short summary
Using 20-year multi-source data, this study shows pronounced regional and seasonal variations in wildfire activities and emissions. Seasonal variability of wildfires is larger with increase of latitude. The increase in temperature in the northern hemisphere's middle and high latitude forest regions was primarily responsible for the increase in wildfires and emissions, while the change in wildfires in tropical regions was more influenced by the decrease in precipitation and relative humidity.
Lixing Shen, Chuanfeng Zhao, Xingchuan Yang, Yikun Yang, and Ping Zhou
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 419–439, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-419-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-419-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Using multi-year data, this study reveals the slump of sea land breeze (SLB) at Brisbane during mega fires and investigates the impact of fire-induced aerosols on SLB. Different aerosols have different impacts on sea wind (SW) and land wind (LW). Aerosols cause the decrease of SW, partially offset by the warming effect of black carbon (BC). The large-scale cooling effect of aerosols on sea surface temperature (SST) and the burst of BC contribute to the slump of LW.
Xingchuan Yang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, and Hao Fan
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 3803–3825, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3803-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3803-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
We investigate the spatiotemporal distributions of aerosol optical properties and major aerosol types, along with the vertical distribution of the major aerosol types over Australia based on multi-source data. The results of this study provide significant information on aerosol optical properties in Australia, which can help to understand their characteristics and potential climate impacts.
Xingchuan Yang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, Xing Yan, and Hao Fan
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 3833–3853, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3833-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3833-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
Using long-term multi-source data, this study shows significant impacts of fire events on aerosol properties over Australia. The contribution of carbonaceous aerosols to the total was 26 % of the annual average but larger (30–43 %) in September–December; smoke and dust are the two dominant aerosol types at different heights in southeastern Australia for the 2019 fire case. These findings are helpful for understanding aerosol climate effects and improving climate modeling in Australia in future.
X. Shi, C. Zhao, K. Qin, Y. Yang, K. Zhang, and H. Fan
Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3-W5, 73–76, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W5-73-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W5-73-2018, 2018
Qinghua Su, Lin Sun, Mei Di, Xinyan Liu, and Yikun Yang
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2017-306, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2017-306, 2017
Revised manuscript not accepted
Short summary
Short summary
The three typical extreme weather of fog, haze and dust storm have occurred frequently in recent years in China. The spectra characteristics of fog, haze, dust storm, as well as clouds and the background surface, are analyzed. A monitoring model is constructed to achieve the separation of fog, haze, dust storm, clouds and the underlying surface using MODIS data. The monitoring results are tested, and indicate that the extraction of fog, haze and dust storm can reach a high accuracy.
Hao Fan, Xingchuan Yang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, and Zhenyao Shen
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-829, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-829, 2023
Preprint under review for ACP
Short summary
Short summary
Using 20-year multi-source data, this study shows pronounced regional and seasonal variations in wildfire activities and emissions. Seasonal variability of wildfires is larger with increase of latitude. The increase in temperature in the northern hemisphere's middle and high latitude forest regions was primarily responsible for the increase in wildfires and emissions, while the change in wildfires in tropical regions was more influenced by the decrease in precipitation and relative humidity.
Xiufeng Yin, Dipesh Rupakheti, Guoshuai Zhang, Jiali Luo, Shichang Kang, Benjamin de Foy, Junhua Yang, Zhenming Ji, Zhiyuan Cong, Maheswar Rupakheti, Ping Li, and Qianggong Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-718, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-718, 2022
Revised manuscript under review for ACP
Short summary
Short summary
The monthly mean surface ozone concentrations peaked earlier in the south in April and later in the north in July over the High-Mountain Asia. The migration of monthly surface ozone peaks was coupled with the synchronous movement of tropopause folding and westerly jet that created a conducive conditions for stratospheric ozone intrusion. Stratospheric ozone intrusion contributed ~65 % of surface ozone across the High-Mountain Asia.
Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Pengfei Chen, Junming Guo, Qianggong Zhang, Zhiyuan Cong, Susan Kaspari, Lekhendra Tripathee, Tanguang Gao, Hewen Niu, Xinyue Zhong, Xintong Chen, Zhaofu Hu, Xiaofei Li, Yang Li, Bigyan Neupane, Fangping Yan, Dipesh Rupakheti, Chaman Gul, Wei Zhang, Guangming Wu, Ling Yang, Zhaoqing Wang, and Chaoliu Li
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 14, 683–707, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-683-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-683-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The Tibetan Plateau is important to the Earth’s climate. However, systematically observed data here are scarce. To perform more integrated and in-depth investigations of the origins and distributions of atmospheric pollutants and their impacts on cryospheric change, systematic data of black carbon and organic carbon from the atmosphere, glaciers, snow cover, precipitation, and lake sediment cores over the plateau based on the Atmospheric Pollution and Cryospheric Change program are provided.
Lixing Shen, Chuanfeng Zhao, Xingchuan Yang, Yikun Yang, and Ping Zhou
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 419–439, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-419-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-419-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Using multi-year data, this study reveals the slump of sea land breeze (SLB) at Brisbane during mega fires and investigates the impact of fire-induced aerosols on SLB. Different aerosols have different impacts on sea wind (SW) and land wind (LW). Aerosols cause the decrease of SW, partially offset by the warming effect of black carbon (BC). The large-scale cooling effect of aerosols on sea surface temperature (SST) and the burst of BC contribute to the slump of LW.
Yue Sun and Chuanfeng Zhao
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 16555–16574, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16555-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16555-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
Using high-resolution multi-year warm season data, the influence of aerosol on precipitation time over the North China Plain (NCP), Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and Pearl River Delta (PRD) is investigated. Aerosol amount and type have significant influence on precipitation time: precipitation start time is advanced by 3 h in the NCP, delayed 2 h in the PRD, and negligibly changed in the YRD. Aerosol impact on precipitation is also influenced by precipitation type and meteorological conditions.
Tianmeng Chen, Zhanqing Li, Ralph A. Kahn, Chuanfeng Zhao, Daniel Rosenfeld, Jianping Guo, Wenchao Han, and Dandan Chen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 6199–6220, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-6199-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-6199-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
A convective cloud identification process is developed using geostationary satellite data from Himawari-8.
Convective cloud fraction is generally larger before noon and smaller in the afternoon under polluted conditions, but megacities and complex topography can influence the pattern.
A robust relationship between convective cloud and aerosol loading is found. This pattern varies with terrain height and is modulated by varying thermodynamic, dynamical, and humidity conditions during the day.
Xingchuan Yang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, and Hao Fan
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 3803–3825, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3803-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3803-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
We investigate the spatiotemporal distributions of aerosol optical properties and major aerosol types, along with the vertical distribution of the major aerosol types over Australia based on multi-source data. The results of this study provide significant information on aerosol optical properties in Australia, which can help to understand their characteristics and potential climate impacts.
Xingchuan Yang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yikun Yang, Xing Yan, and Hao Fan
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 3833–3853, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3833-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3833-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
Using long-term multi-source data, this study shows significant impacts of fire events on aerosol properties over Australia. The contribution of carbonaceous aerosols to the total was 26 % of the annual average but larger (30–43 %) in September–December; smoke and dust are the two dominant aerosol types at different heights in southeastern Australia for the 2019 fire case. These findings are helpful for understanding aerosol climate effects and improving climate modeling in Australia in future.
Zhanshan Ma, Chuanfeng Zhao, Jiandong Gong, Jin Zhang, Zhe Li, Jian Sun, Yongzhu Liu, Jiong Chen, and Qingu Jiang
Geosci. Model Dev., 14, 205–221, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-205-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-205-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
The spin-up in GRAPES_GFS, under different initial fields, goes through a dramatic adjustment in the first half-hour of integration and slow dynamic and thermal adjustments afterwards. It lasts for at least 6 h, with model adjustment gradually completed from lower to upper layers in the model. Thus, the forecast results, at least in the first 6 h, should be avoided when used. In addition, the spin-up process should repeat when the model simulation is interrupted.
Meixin Zhang, Chun Zhao, Zhiyuan Cong, Qiuyan Du, Mingyue Xu, Yu Chen, Ming Chen, Rui Li, Yunfei Fu, Lei Zhong, Shichang Kang, Delong Zhao, and Yan Yang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 5923–5943, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5923-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5923-2020, 2020
Short summary
Short summary
Analysis of multiple numerical experiments over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau (TP) shows that the complex topography results in 50 % stronger overall cross-Himalayan transport during the pre-monsoon season primarily due to the strengthened efficiency of near-surface meridional transport towards the TP, enhanced wind speed in some valleys and deeper valley channels associated with larger transported BC mass volume, which leads to 30–50 % stronger BC radiative heating over the TP.
Siyuan Zhou, Jing Yang, Wei-Chyung Wang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Daoyi Gong, and Peijun Shi
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 5211–5229, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5211-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5211-2020, 2020
Short summary
Short summary
Aerosol–cloud–precipitation interaction is a challenging problem in regional climate. Our study contrasted the observed diurnal variation of heavy rainfall and associated clouds over Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei between clean and polluted days during the 2002–2012 summers. We found the heavy rainfall under pollution has earlier start time, earlier peak time and longer duration, and further found the absorbing aerosols and scattering aerosols play different roles in the heavy rainfall diurnal variation.
Jun Zhu, Xiangao Xia, Huizheng Che, Jun Wang, Zhiyuan Cong, Tianliang Zhao, Shichang Kang, Xuelei Zhang, Xingna Yu, and Yanlin Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 14637–14656, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14637-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14637-2019, 2019
Short summary
Short summary
The long-term temporal–spatial variations of the aerosol optical properties over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) based on the multiple ground-based sun photometer sites and the MODIS product are presented. Besides, the aerosol pollution and aerosol transport processes over the TP are also analyzed by the observations and models. The results in this region could help reduce the assessment uncertainties of aerosol radiative forcing and provide more information on aerosol transportation.
Xin Wan, Shichang Kang, Maheswar Rupakheti, Qianggong Zhang, Lekhendra Tripathee, Junming Guo, Pengfei Chen, Dipesh Rupakheti, Arnico K. Panday, Mark G. Lawrence, Kimitaka Kawamura, and Zhiyuan Cong
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 2725–2747, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2725-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2725-2019, 2019
Short summary
Short summary
The sources of primary and secondary aerosols in the Hindu Kush–Himalayan–Tibetan Plateau region are not well known. Organic molecular tracers are useful for aerosol source apportionment. The characterization of molecular tracers were first systemically investigated and the contribution from primary and secondary sources to carbonaceous aerosols was estimated in the Kathmandu Valley. Our results demonstrate that biomass burning contributed a significant fraction to OC in the Kathmandu Valley.
X. Shi, C. Zhao, K. Qin, Y. Yang, K. Zhang, and H. Fan
Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3-W5, 73–76, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W5-73-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W5-73-2018, 2018
Zhiyuan Cong, Shaopeng Gao, Wancang Zhao, Xin Wang, Guangming Wu, Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Yongqin Liu, and Junfeng Ji
The Cryosphere, 12, 3177–3186, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3177-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3177-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
Cryoconites from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding area were studied for iron oxides. We found that goethite is the predominant iron oxide form. Using the abundance, speciation and optical properties of iron oxides, the total light absorption was quantitatively attributed to goethite, hematite, black carbon and organic matter. Such findings are essential to understand the relative significance of anthropogenic and natural impacts.
Xintong Chen, Shichang Kang, Zhiyuan Cong, Junhua Yang, and Yaoming Ma
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 12859–12875, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12859-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12859-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
To understand the impact of transboundary atmospheric black carbon on the Mt. Everest region and depict the transport pathways in different spatiotemporal scales, we first investigated the concentration level, temporal variation, and sources of black carbon based on high-resolution (2-year) measurements at Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) Station (4276 m a.s.l.). Next, the WRF-Chem simulations were used to reveal the transport mechanisms of black carbon from southern Asia to the Mt. Everest region.
Qianqian Wang, Zhanqing Li, Jianping Guo, Chuanfeng Zhao, and Maureen Cribb
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 12797–12816, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12797-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12797-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
Based on 11-year data of lightning flashes, aerosol optical depth (AOD) and composion, and meteorological variables, we investigated the roles of aerosol and meteorological variables in lightning. Pronounced differences in lightning were found between clean and polluted conditions. Systematic changes of boomerang shape were found in lightning frequency with AOD, with a turning point around AOD = 0.3, beyond which lightning activity is saturated for smoke aerosols but always suppressed by dust.
Zirui Liu, Wenkang Gao, Yangchun Yu, Bo Hu, Jinyuan Xin, Yang Sun, Lili Wang, Gehui Wang, Xinhui Bi, Guohua Zhang, Honghui Xu, Zhiyuan Cong, Jun He, Jingsha Xu, and Yuesi Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 8849–8871, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8849-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8849-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
We have established a national-level network (CARE-China) that conducted continuous monitoring of PM2.5 and its chemical compositions in China. Our analysis reveals the spatial and seasonal variabilities of the urban and background aerosol species and their contributions to the PM2.5 budget. The integration of data provided an extensive spatial coverage of fine-particle concentrations and could be used to validate model results and implement effective air pollution control strategies.
Jiming Li, Qiaoyi Lv, Bida Jian, Min Zhang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Qiang Fu, Kazuaki Kawamoto, and Hua Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 7329–7343, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7329-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-7329-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
The accurate representation of cloud vertical overlap in atmospheric models is very important for predicting the total cloud cover and calculating the radiative budget. We propose a valid scheme for quantifying the degree of overlap over the Tibetan Plateau (TP). The new scheme parameterizes decorrelation length scale L as a function of wind shear and atmospheric stability and improves the simulation of total cloud cover over TP when the separations between cloud layers are greater than 1 km.
D. Rupakheti, S. Kang, Z. Cong, M. Rupakheti, L. Tripathee, A. K. Panday, and B. Holben
Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3, 1493–1497, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-1493-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-1493-2018, 2018
Yulan Zhang, Shichang Kang, Michael Sprenger, Zhiyuan Cong, Tanguang Gao, Chaoliu Li, Shu Tao, Xiaofei Li, Xinyue Zhong, Min Xu, Wenjun Meng, Bigyan Neupane, Xiang Qin, and Mika Sillanpää
The Cryosphere, 12, 413–431, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-413-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-413-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
Light-absorbing impurities deposited on snow can reduce surface albedo and contribute to the near-worldwide melting of snowpack and ice. This study focused on the black carbon and mineral dust in snow cover on the Tibetan Plateau. We discussed their concentrations, distributions, possible sources, and albedo reduction and radiative forcing. Findings indicated that the impacts of black carbon and mineral dust need to be properly accounted for in future regional climate projections.
Tianyi Fan, Xiaohong Liu, Po-Lun Ma, Qiang Zhang, Zhanqing Li, Yiquan Jiang, Fang Zhang, Chuanfeng Zhao, Xin Yang, Fang Wu, and Yuying Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 1395–1417, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-1395-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-1395-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
We found that 22–28 % of the low AOD bias in eastern China simulated by the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 can be improved by using a new emission inventory. The concentrations of primary aerosols are closely related to the emission, while the seasonal variations of secondary aerosols depend more on atmospheric processes. This study highlights the importance of improving both the emission and atmospheric processes in modeling the atmospheric aerosols and their radiative effects.
Caiwang Zheng, Chuanfeng Zhao, Yannian Zhu, Yang Wang, Xiaoqin Shi, Xiaolin Wu, Tianmeng Chen, Fang Wu, and Yanmei Qiu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 13473–13489, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13473-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13473-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
This study analyzes influential factors including the aerosol type, relative humidity (RH), atmospheric boundary layer height (BLH), wind speed and direction, and aerosol vertical structure to the AOD–PM2.5 relationship. It shows that the ratio of PM2.5 to AOD, η, varies a lot with aerosol type. η is smaller for scattering-dominant (coarse mode) than for absorbing-dominant (fine mode) aerosol. The higher the RH (BLH), the larger (smaller) the η. η also decreases with the surface wind speed.
Qinghua Su, Lin Sun, Mei Di, Xinyan Liu, and Yikun Yang
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2017-306, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2017-306, 2017
Revised manuscript not accepted
Short summary
Short summary
The three typical extreme weather of fog, haze and dust storm have occurred frequently in recent years in China. The spectra characteristics of fog, haze, dust storm, as well as clouds and the background surface, are analyzed. A monitoring model is constructed to achieve the separation of fog, haze, dust storm, clouds and the underlying surface using MODIS data. The monitoring results are tested, and indicate that the extraction of fog, haze and dust storm can reach a high accuracy.
Xiufeng Yin, Shichang Kang, Benjamin de Foy, Zhiyuan Cong, Jiali Luo, Lang Zhang, Yaoming Ma, Guoshuai Zhang, Dipesh Rupakheti, and Qianggong Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 11293–11311, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11293-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11293-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
We presented 5-year surface ozone measurements at Nam Co in the inland Tibetan Plateau and made a synthesis comparison of diurnal and seasonal patterns on regional and hemispheric scales. Surface ozone at Nam Co is mainly dominated by natural processes and is less influenced by stratospheric intrusions and human activities than on the rim of the Tibetan Plateau. Ozone at Nam Co is representative of background that is valuable for studying ozone-related effects on large scales.
Xin Wan, Shichang Kang, Quanlian Li, Dipesh Rupakheti, Qianggong Zhang, Junming Guo, Pengfei Chen, Lekhendra Tripathee, Maheswar Rupakheti, Arnico K. Panday, Wu Wang, Kimitaka Kawamura, Shaopeng Gao, Guangming Wu, and Zhiyuan Cong
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 8867–8885, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8867-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8867-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
Biomass burning (BB) tracers in the aerosols in Lumbini, northern IGP, were studied for the first time. The levoglucosan was the predominant tracer and BB significantly contributed to the air quality in Lumbini. Mixed crop residues and hardwood were main burning materials. BB emissions constituted large fraction of OC, especially during the post-monsoon season. The sources of BB aerosols in Lumbini varies seasonally due to the influence of local emissions and long-range transport.
Jingyi Ding, Wenwu Zhao, Stefani Daryanto, Lixin Wang, Hao Fan, Qiang Feng, and Yaping Wang
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 2405–2419, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2405-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2405-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
In this study, we focused on exploring the spatial distribution and temporal variation of desert riparian forests and their influencing factors based on field experiment and remote sensing data. Our result revealed how the environmental factors shape the spatial distribution and temporal variation of desert riparian forest in the downstream Heihe river. The results of this study provide support for the effective restoration of desert riparian forest in the hyperarid zone.
Bin Liu, Zhiyuan Cong, Yuesi Wang, Jinyuan Xin, Xin Wan, Yuepeng Pan, Zirui Liu, Yonghong Wang, Guoshuai Zhang, Zhongyan Wang, Yongjie Wang, and Shichang Kang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 449–463, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-449-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-449-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
The first observation net of background atmospheric aerosols of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau were conducted in 2011–2013, and the aerosol mass loadings were especially illustrated in this paper. Consequently, these terrestrial aerosol masses were strongly ecosystem-dependent, with various seasonality and diurnal cycles at these sites. These findings implicate that regional characteristics and fine-particle emissions need to be treated sensitively when assessing their climatic effects.
Fang Zhang, Zhanqing Li, Yanan Li, Yele Sun, Zhenzhu Wang, Ping Li, Li Sun, Pucai Wang, Maureen Cribb, Chuanfeng Zhao, Tianyi Fan, Xin Yang, and Qingqing Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 5413–5425, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5413-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5413-2016, 2016
R.-Q. Shen, X. Ding, Q.-F. He, Z.-Y. Cong, Q.-Q. Yu, and X.-M. Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 8781–8793, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8781-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8781-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
1) Seasonal trends of SOA tracers and origins were studied in the remote TP for the first time.
2) Seasonal variation of isoprene SOA tracers was mainly influenced by emission.
3) Due to the transport of air pollutants from the Indian subcontinent, aromatics SOA tracer presented relatively higher levels in the summer and elevated mass fractions in the winter.
4) Biogenic SOC dominated over anthropogenic SOC in the remote TP.
Z. Cong, S. Kang, K. Kawamura, B. Liu, X. Wan, Z. Wang, S. Gao, and P. Fu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1573–1584, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1573-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1573-2015, 2015
Related subject area
Subject: Aerosols | Research Activity: Remote Sensing | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Physics (physical properties and processes)
Comparison of dust optical depth from multi-sensor products and MONARCH (Multiscale Online Non-hydrostatic AtmospheRe CHemistry) dust reanalysis over North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe
Understanding day–night differences in dust aerosols over the dust belt of North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
Satellite observations of smoke–cloud–radiation interactions over the Amazon rainforest
Single-scattering properties of ellipsoidal dust aerosols constrained by measured dust shape distributions
Validation of the TROPOMI/S5P aerosol layer height using EARLINET lidars
The importance of detection thresholds for the quantification of source and timing of high-latitude dust emission using remote sensing
Vertical characterization of fine and coarse dust particles during an intense Saharan dust outbreak over the Iberian Peninsula in springtime 2021
Aerosol optical depth regime over megacities of the world
South American 2020 regional smoke plume: intercomparison with previous years, impact on solar radiation, and the role of Pantanal biomass burning season
Circular polarization in atmospheric aerosols
Spatiotemporal continuous estimates of daily 1 km PM2.5 from 2000 to present under the Tracking Air Pollution in China (TAP) framework
Robust evidence for reversal of the trend in aerosol effective climate forcing
Satellite (GOSAT-2 CAI-2) retrieval and surface (ARFINET) observations of Aerosol Black Carbon over India
Simultaneous retrievals of biomass burning aerosols and trace gases from the ultraviolet to near-infrared over northern Thailand during the 2019 pre-monsoon season
A decadal assessment of the climatology of aerosol and cloud properties over South Africa
Aerosol characterisation in the subtropical eastern North Atlantic region using long-term AERONET measurements
Long-range transport of Asian dust to the Arctic: identification of transport pathways, evolution of aerosol optical properties, and impact assessment on surface albedo changes
Canadian and Alaskan wildfire smoke particle properties, their evolution, and controlling factors, from satellite observations
Evaluation of aerosol optical depths and clear-sky radiative fluxes of the CERES Edition 4.1 SYN1deg data product
Arctic spring and summertime aerosol optical depth baseline from long-term observations and model reanalyses – Part 1: Climatology and trend
Vertical structure of biomass burning aerosol transported over the southeast Atlantic Ocean
Arctic spring and summertime aerosol optical depth baseline from long-term observations and model reanalyses – Part 2: Statistics of extreme AOD events, and implications for the impact of regional biomass burning processes
Aerosol atmospheric rivers: climatology, event characteristics, and detection algorithm sensitivities
Dust transport and advection measurement with spaceborne lidars ALADIN and CALIOP and model reanalysis data
Record-breaking dust loading during two mega dust storm events over northern China in March 2021: aerosol optical and radiative properties and meteorological drivers
Wintertime Saharan dust transport towards the Caribbean: an airborne lidar case study during EUREC4A
Evaluation of aerosol number concentrations from CALIPSO with ATom airborne in situ measurements
Zonal variations in the vertical distribution of atmospheric aerosols over the Indian region and the consequent radiative effects
Global maps of aerosol single scattering albedo using combined CERES-MODIS retrieval
The characterization of long-range transported North American biomass burning plumes: what can a multi-wavelength Mie–Raman-polarization-fluorescence lidar provide?
Fluorescence lidar observations of wildfire smoke inside cirrus: a contribution to smoke–cirrus interaction research
A novel method of identifying and analysing oil smoke plumes based on MODIS and CALIPSO satellite data
Pollen observations at four EARLINET stations during the ACTRIS-COVID-19 campaign
Identifying chemical aerosol signatures using optical suborbital observations: how much can optical properties tell us about aerosol composition?
Quantification of the dust optical depth across spatiotemporal scales with the MIDAS global dataset (2003–2017)
Aerosol radiative impact during the summer 2019 heatwave produced partly by an inter-continental Saharan dust outbreak – Part 2: Long-wave and net dust direct radiative effect
Comment on “Short-cut transport path for Asian dust directly to the Arctic: a case Study” by Huang et al. (2015) in Environ. Res. Lett.
Statistical validation of Aeolus L2A particle backscatter coefficient retrievals over ACTRIS/EARLINET stations on the Iberian Peninsula
Inferring iron-oxide species content in atmospheric mineral dust from DSCOVR EPIC observations
Mesoscale spatio-temporal variability of airborne lidar-derived aerosol properties in the Barbados region during EUREC4A
Long-term characterisation of the vertical structure of the Saharan Air Layer over the Canary Islands using lidar and radiosonde profiles: implications for radiative and cloud processes over the subtropical Atlantic Ocean
Observed slump of sea land breeze in Brisbane under the effect of aerosols from remote transport during 2019 Australian mega fire events
Measurement report: Vehicle-based multi-lidar observational study of the effect of meteorological elements on the three-dimensional distribution of particles in the western Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area
Marine aerosol properties over the Southern Ocean in relation to the wintertime meteorological conditions
The spatiotemporal relationship between PM2.5 and aerosol optical depth in China: influencing factors and implications for satellite PM2.5 estimations using MAIAC aerosol optical depth
Measurement report: Characterization of the vertical distribution of airborne Pinus pollen in the atmosphere with lidar-derived profiles – a modeling case study in the region of Barcelona, NE Spain
Investigation of near-global daytime boundary layer height using high-resolution radiosondes: first results and comparison with ERA5, MERRA-2, JRA-55, and NCEP-2 reanalyses
Estimation of the vertical distribution of particle matter (PM2.5) concentration and its transport flux from lidar measurements based on machine learning algorithms
Relating geostationary satellite measurements of aerosol optical depth (AOD) over East Asia to fine particulate matter (PM2.5): insights from the KORUS-AQ aircraft campaign and GEOS-Chem model simulations
Three-dimensional climatology, trends, and meteorological drivers of global and regional tropospheric type-dependent aerosols: insights from 13 years (2007–2019) of CALIOP observations
Michail Mytilinaios, Sara Basart, Sergio Ciamprone, Juan Cuesta, Claudio Dema, Enza Di Tomaso, Paola Formenti, Antonis Gkikas, Oriol Jorba, Ralph Kahn, Carlos Pérez García-Pando, Serena Trippetta, and Lucia Mona
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 5487–5516, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5487-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5487-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
Multiscale Online Non-hydrostatic AtmospheRe CHemistry model (MONARCH) dust reanalysis provides a high-resolution 3D reconstruction of past dust conditions, allowing better quantification of climate and socioeconomic dust impacts. We assess the performance of the reanalysis needed to reproduce dust optical depth using dust-related products retrieved from satellite and ground-based observations and show that it reproduces the spatial distribution and seasonal variability of atmospheric dust well.
Jacob Z. Tindan, Qinjian Jin, and Bing Pu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 5435–5466, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5435-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5435-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
We use the Infrared Atmospheric Sounder Interferometer (IASI) retrievals of dust variables (dust optical depth and dust layer height) and surface observations to understand the day- and nighttime variations in dust aerosols over the dust belt. Our results show that daytime dust aerosols are significantly different from nighttime, and such day–night variations are influenced by meteorological factors such as wind speed, precipitation, and turbulent motions within the atmospheric boundary layer.
Ross Herbert and Philip Stier
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 4595–4616, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4595-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4595-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
We provide robust evidence from multiple sources showing that smoke from fires in the Amazon rainforest significantly modifies the diurnal cycle of convection and cools the climate. Low to moderate amounts of smoke increase deep convective clouds and rain, whilst beyond a threshold amount, the smoke starts to suppress the convection and rain. We are currently at this threshold, suggesting increases in fires from agricultural practices or droughts will reduce cloudiness and rain over the region.
Yue Huang, Jasper F. Kok, Masanori Saito, and Olga Muñoz
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 2557–2577, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2557-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2557-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
Global aerosol models and remote sensing retrievals use dust optical models with inconsistent and inaccurate dust shape approximations. Here, we present a new dust optical model constrained by measured dust shape distributions. This new dust optical model is an improvement on the current dust optical models used in models and retrieval algorithms, as quantified by comparisons against laboratory and field observations of dust optics.
Konstantinos Michailidis, Maria-Elissavet Koukouli, Dimitris Balis, J. Pepijn Veefkind, Martin de Graaf, Lucia Mona, Nikolaos Papagianopoulos, Gesolmina Pappalardo, Ioanna Tsikoudi, Vassilis Amiridis, Eleni Marinou, Anna Gialitaki, Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, Argyro Nisantzi, Daniele Bortoli, Maria João Costa, Vanda Salgueiro, Alexandros Papayannis, Maria Mylonaki, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Salvatore Romano, Maria Rita Perrone, and Holger Baars
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 1919–1940, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1919-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1919-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
Comparisons with ground-based correlative lidar measurements constitute a key component in the validation of satellite aerosol products. This paper presents the validation of the TROPOMI aerosol layer height (ALH) product, using archived quality assured ground-based data from lidar stations that belong to the EARLINET network. Comparisons between the TROPOMI ALH and co-located EARLINET measurements show good agreement over the ocean.
Rosemary Alice Huck, Robert G. Bryant, and James King
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1156, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1156, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
This study shows that mineral aerosols (dust) emission events in high-latitude areas are under-represented in both ground and space detecting methods. This is done through a suite of ground-based data to prove that dust emissions from the proglacial area, Lhù’ààn Mân occur almost daily but are not always recorded at different timescales. Dust has multiple effects on atmospheric process, therefore accurate quantification is important in the calibration and validation of climate models.
María Ángeles López-Cayuela, Carmen Córdoba-Jabonero, Diego Bermejo-Pantaleón, Michaël Sicard, Vanda Salgueiro, Francisco Molero, Clara Violeta Carvajal-Pérez, María José Granados-Muñoz, Adolfo Comerón, Flavio T. Couto, Rubén Barragán, María-Paz Zorzano, Juan Antonio Bravo-Aranda, Constantino Muñoz-Porcar, María João Costa, Begoña Artíñano, Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez, Daniele Bortoli, Manuel Pujadas, Jesús Abril-Gago, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, and Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 143–161, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-143-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-143-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
An intense Saharan dust outbreak crossing the Iberian Peninsula in springtime was monitored to determinine the specific contribution of fine and coarse dust particles at five lidar stations, strategically covering its SW–central–NE pathway. Expected dust ageing along the transport started unappreciated. A different fine-dust impact on optical (~30 %) and mass (~10 %) properties was found. Use of polarized lidar measurements (mainly in elastic systems) for fine/coarse dust separation is crucial.
Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou, Ioannis-Panagiotis Raptis, Antonis Gkikas, Ilias Fountoulakis, Akriti Masoom, and Stelios Kazadzis
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 15703–15727, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15703-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15703-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Megacities' air quality is determined by atmospheric aerosols. We focus on changes over the last two decades in the 81 largest cities, using satellite data. European and American cities have lower aerosol compared to African and Asian cities. For European, North American and East Asian cities, aerosols are decreasing over time, especially in China and the US. In the remaining cities, aerosol loads are increasing, particularly in India.
Nilton Évora do Rosário, Elisa Thomé Sena, and Marcia Akemi Yamasoe
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 15021–15033, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15021-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-15021-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The 2020 burning season in Brazil was marked by an atypically high number of fire spots across Pantanal, leading to high amounts of smoke within the biome. This study shows that smoke over Pantanal, usually a fraction of that over Amazonia, was higher and resulted mainly from fires in conservation and indigenous areas. It also contributes to highlighting Pantanal's 2020 burning season as the worst combination of a climate extreme scenario and inadequately enforced environmental regulations.
Santiago Gassó and Kirk D. Knobelspiesse
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 13581–13605, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13581-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13581-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Atmospheric particles interact with light resulting in observable optical polarization. Thus, we can learn about their composition from space. New satellite sensor technology measures full polarization of reflected sunlight. This paper considers circular polarization, an overlooked category of polarization with distinctive features that could bring new insights. We review existing literature and make novel computations to consider this previously underappreciated category of polarization.
Qingyang Xiao, Guannan Geng, Shigan Liu, Jiajun Liu, Xia Meng, and Qiang Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 13229–13242, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13229-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13229-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
We provided complete coverage PM2.5 concentrations at a 1-km resolution from 2000 to the present, carefully considering the significant changes in land use characteristics in China. This high-resolution PM2.5 data successfully revealed the local-scale PM2.5 variations. We noticed changes in PM2.5 spatial patterns in association with the clean air policies, with the pollution hotspots having transferred from urban centers to rural regions with limited air quality monitoring.
Johannes Quaas, Hailing Jia, Chris Smith, Anna Lea Albright, Wenche Aas, Nicolas Bellouin, Olivier Boucher, Marie Doutriaux-Boucher, Piers M. Forster, Daniel Grosvenor, Stuart Jenkins, Zbigniew Klimont, Norman G. Loeb, Xiaoyan Ma, Vaishali Naik, Fabien Paulot, Philip Stier, Martin Wild, Gunnar Myhre, and Michael Schulz
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 12221–12239, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12221-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12221-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Pollution particles cool climate and offset part of the global warming. However, they are washed out by rain and thus their effect responds quickly to changes in emissions. We show multiple datasets to demonstrate that aerosol emissions and their concentrations declined in many regions influenced by human emissions, as did the effects on clouds. Consequently, the cooling impact on the Earth energy budget became smaller. This change in trend implies a relative warming.
Mukunda M. Gogoi, S. Suresh Babu, Ryoichi Imasu, and Makiko Hashimoto
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-555, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2022-555, 2022
Revised manuscript accepted for ACP
Short summary
Short summary
Considering the climate warming potential of atmospheric Black Carbon, satellite-based retrieval is a novel idea. This study highlights the regional distribution of BC based on observations by Cloud and Aerosol Imager-2 on-board the GOSAT-2 satellite and near surface measurements of BC in the ARFINET. The satellite retrieval fairly depicts the regional and seasonal features of BC over the Indian region, which are similar to those recorded by surface observations.
Ukkyo Jeong, Si-Chee Tsay, N. Christina Hsu, David M. Giles, John W. Cooper, Jaehwa Lee, Robert J. Swap, Brent N. Holben, James J. Butler, Sheng-Hsiang Wang, Somporn Chantara, Hyunkee Hong, Donghee Kim, and Jhoon Kim
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 11957–11986, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11957-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11957-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Ultraviolet (UV) measurements from satellite and ground are important for deriving information on several atmospheric trace and aerosol characteristics. Simultaneous retrievals of aerosol and trace gases in this study suggest that water uptake by aerosols is one of the important phenomena affecting aerosol properties over northern Thailand, which is important for regional air quality and climate. Obtained aerosol properties covering the UV are also important for various satellite algorithms.
Abdulaziz Tunde Yakubu and Naven Chetty
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 11065–11087, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11065-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11065-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This study examined the source of atmospheric aerosols and their role in forming clouds and rainfall over South Africa. The research provided answers to the cause of low precipitation, mainly linked to drought and water shortages experienced over the region. Further insight into the cause of occasional flooding that occurs in other parts of the area is provided. Finally, the study described the relationship between aerosol–cloud precipitation based on observation over the region.
África Barreto, Rosa D. García, Carmen Guirado-Fuentes, Emilio Cuevas, A. Fernando Almansa, Celia Milford, Carlos Toledano, Francisco J. Expósito, Juan P. Díaz, and Sergio F. León-Luis
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 11105–11124, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11105-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11105-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
A comprehensive characterization of atmospheric aerosols in the subtropical eastern North Atlantic has been carried out in this paper using long-term ground AERONET photometric observations over the period 2005–2020 from a unique network made up of four stations strategically located from sea level to 3555 m height on the island of Tenerife. This is a region that can be considered a key location to study the seasonal dependence of dust transport from the Sahel-Sahara.
Xiaoxi Zhao, Kan Huang, Joshua S. Fu, and Sabur F. Abdullaev
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 10389–10407, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10389-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10389-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Long-range transport of Asian dust to the Arctic was considered an important source of Arctic air pollution. Different transport routes to the Arctic had divergent effects on the evolution of aerosol properties. Depositions of long-range-transported dust particles can reduce the Arctic surface albedo considerably. This study implied that the ubiquitous long-transport dust from China exerted considerable aerosol indirect effects on the Arctic and may have potential biogeochemical significance.
Katherine T. Junghenn Noyes, Ralph A. Kahn, James A. Limbacher, and Zhanqing Li
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 10267–10290, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10267-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10267-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
We compare retrievals of wildfire smoke particle size, shape, and light absorption from the MISR satellite instrument to modeling and other satellite data on land cover type, drought conditions, meteorology, and estimates of fire intensity (fire radiative power – FRP). We find statistically significant differences in the particle properties based on burning conditions and land cover type, and we interpret how changes in these properties point to specific aerosol aging mechanisms.
David W. Fillmore, David A. Rutan, Seiji Kato, Fred G. Rose, and Thomas E. Caldwell
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 10115–10137, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10115-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10115-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This paper presents an evaluation of the aerosol analysis incorporated into the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) data products as well as the aerosols' impact on solar radiation reaching the surface. CERES is a NASA Earth observation mission with instruments flying on various polar-orbiting satellites. Its primary objective is the study of the radiative energy balance of the climate system as well as examination of the influence of clouds and aerosols on this balance.
Peng Xian, Jianglong Zhang, Norm T. O'Neill, Travis D. Toth, Blake Sorenson, Peter R. Colarco, Zak Kipling, Edward J. Hyer, James R. Campbell, Jeffrey S. Reid, and Keyvan Ranjbar
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 9915–9947, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9915-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9915-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The study provides baseline Arctic spring and summertime aerosol optical depth climatology, trend, and extreme event statistics from 2003 to 2019 using a combination of aerosol reanalyses, remote sensing, and ground observations. Biomass burning smoke has an overwhelming contribution to black carbon (an efficient climate forcer) compared to anthropogenic sources. Burning's large interannual variability and increasing summer trend have important implications for the Arctic climate.
Harshvardhan Harshvardhan, Richard Ferrare, Sharon Burton, Johnathan Hair, Chris Hostetler, David Harper, Anthony Cook, Marta Fenn, Amy Jo Scarino, Eduard Chemyakin, and Detlef Müller
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 9859–9876, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9859-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9859-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The evolution of aerosol in biomass burning smoke plumes that travel over marine clouds off the Atlantic coast of central Africa was studied using measurements made by a lidar deployed on a high-altitude aircraft. The main finding was that the physical properties of aerosol do not change appreciably once the plume has left land and travels over the ocean over a timescale of 1 to 2 d. Almost all particles in the plume are of radius less than 1 micrometer and spherical in shape.
Peng Xian, Jianglong Zhang, Norm T. O'Neill, Jeffrey S. Reid, Travis D. Toth, Blake Sorenson, Edward J. Hyer, James R. Campbell, and Keyvan Ranjbar
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 9949–9967, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9949-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-9949-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The study provides a baseline Arctic spring and summertime aerosol optical depth climatology, trend, and extreme event statistics from 2003 to 2019 using a combination of aerosol reanalyses, remote sensing, and ground observations. Biomass burning smoke has an overwhelming contribution to black carbon (an efficient climate forcer) compared to anthropogenic sources. Burning's large interannual variability and increasing summer trend have important implications for the Arctic climate.
Sudip Chakraborty, Bin Guan, Duane E. Waliser, and Arlindo M. da Silva
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 8175–8195, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8175-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8175-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This study explores extreme aerosol transport events by aerosol atmospheric rivers (AARs) and shows the characteristics of individual AARs such as length, width, length-to-width ratio, transport strength, and dominant transport direction, the seasonal variations, the relationship to the spatial distribution of surface emissions, the vertical profiles of wind, aerosol mixing ratio, and aerosol mass fluxes, and the major planetary-scale aerosol transport pathways.
Guangyao Dai, Kangwen Sun, Xiaoye Wang, Songhua Wu, Xiangying E, Qi Liu, and Bingyi Liu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 7975–7993, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7975-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7975-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
In this paper, a Sahara dust event is tracked with the spaceborne lidars ALADIN and CALIOP and the models ECMWF and HYSPLIT. The performance of ALADIN and CALIOP on tracking the dust event and on the observations of dust optical properties and wind fields during the dust transport is evaluated. The dust mass advection is defined, which is calculated with the combination of data from ALADIN and CALIOP coupled with the products from models to describe the dust transport quantitatively.
Ke Gui, Wenrui Yao, Huizheng Che, Linchang An, Yu Zheng, Lei Li, Hujia Zhao, Lei Zhang, Junting Zhong, Yaqiang Wang, and Xiaoye Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 7905–7932, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7905-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7905-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This study investigates the aerosol optical and radiative properties and meteorological drivers during two mega SDS events over Northern China in March 2021. The MODIS-retrieved DOD data registered these two events as the most intense episode in the same period in history over the past 20 years. These two extreme SDS events were associated with both atmospheric circulation extremes and local meteorological anomalies that favor enhanced dust emissions in the Gobi Desert.
Manuel Gutleben, Silke Groß, Christian Heske, and Martin Wirth
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 7319–7330, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7319-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7319-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The main transportation route of Saharan mineral dust particles leads over the subtropical Atlantic Ocean and is subject to a seasonal variation. This study investigates the characteristics of wintertime transatlantic dust transport towards the Caribbean by means of airborne lidar measurements. It is found that dust particles are transported at low atmospheric altitudes (<3.5 km) embedded in a relatively moist mixture with two other particle types, namely marine and biomass-burning particles.
Goutam Choudhury, Albert Ansmann, and Matthias Tesche
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 7143–7161, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7143-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7143-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Lidars provide height-resolved type-specific aerosol properties and are key in studying vertically collocated aerosols and clouds. In this study, we compare the aerosol number concentrations derived from spaceborne lidar with the in situ flight measurements. Our results show a reasonable agreement between both datasets. Such an agreement has not been achieved yet. It shows the potential of spaceborne lidar in studying aerosol–cloud interactions, which is needed to improve our climate forecasts.
Nair K. Kala, Narayana Sarma Anand, Mohanan R. Manoj, Harshavardhana S. Pathak, Krishnaswamy K. Moorthy, and Sreedharan K. Satheesh
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 6067–6085, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6067-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6067-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
We present the 3-D distribution of atmospheric aerosols and highlight its variation with respect to longitudes over the Indian mainland and the surrounding oceans using long-term satellite observations and realistic synthesised data. The atmospheric heating due to the 3-D distribution of aerosols is estimated using radiative transfer calculations. We believe that our findings will have strong implications for aerosol–radiation interactions in regional climate simulations.
Archana Devi and Sreedharan K. Satheesh
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 5365–5376, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5365-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5365-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Global maps of aerosol absorption were generated using a multi-satellite retrieval algorithm. The retrieved values were validated with available aircraft-based measurements and compared with other global datasets. Seasonal and spatial distributions of aerosol absorption over various regions are also presented. The global maps of single scattering albedo with improved accuracy provide important input to climate models for assessing the climatic impact of aerosols on regional and global scales.
Qiaoyun Hu, Philippe Goloub, Igor Veselovskii, and Thierry Podvin
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 5399–5414, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5399-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5399-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Our lidar observations show that the optical properties of wildfire smoke particles are highly varied after long-range transport. The variabilities are probably relevant to vegetation type, combustion condition and the aging process, which alter the smoke particle properties, as well as their impact on cloud processes and properties. The lidar fluorescence channel provides a good opportunity for smoke characterization and heterogenous ice crystal formation.
Igor Veselovskii, Qiaoyun Hu, Albert Ansmann, Philippe Goloub, Thierry Podvin, and Mikhail Korenskiy
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 5209–5221, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5209-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5209-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
A remote sensing method based on fluorescence lidar measurements can detect and quantify the smoke content in the upper troposphere and inside cirrus clouds. Based on two case studies, we demonstrate that the fluorescence lidar technique provides the possibility to estimate the smoke surface area concentration within freshly formed cirrus layers. This value was used in a smoke ice nucleating particle parameterization scheme to predict ice crystal number concentrations in cirrus generation cells.
Alexandru Mereuţă, Nicolae Ajtai, Andrei T. Radovici, Nikolaos Papagiannopoulos, Lucia T. Deaconu, Camelia S. Botezan, Horaţiu I. Ştefănie, Doina Nicolae, and Alexandru Ozunu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 5071–5098, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5071-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5071-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
In this study we analysed oil smoke plumes from 30 major industrial events within a 12-year timeframe. To our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind that uses a synergetic approach based on satellite remote sensing techniques. Satellite data offer access to these events, which are mainly located in war-prone or hazardous areas. Our study highlights the need for improved aerosol models and algorithms for these types of aerosols with implications on air quality and climate change.
Xiaoxia Shang, Holger Baars, Iwona S. Stachlewska, Ina Mattis, and Mika Komppula
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 3931–3944, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3931-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3931-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This study reports pollen observations at four lidar stations (Hohenpeißenberg, Germany; Kuopio, Finland; Leipzig, Germany; and Warsaw, Poland) during the intensive observation campaign organized in May 2020. A novel simple method for the characterization of the pure pollen is proposed, based on lidar measurements. It was applied to evaluate the pollen depolarization ratio and for the aerosol classifications.
Meloë S. F. Kacenelenbogen, Qian Tan, Sharon P. Burton, Otto P. Hasekamp, Karl D. Froyd, Yohei Shinozuka, Andreas J. Beyersdorf, Luke Ziemba, Kenneth L. Thornhill, Jack E. Dibb, Taylor Shingler, Armin Sorooshian, Reed W. Espinosa, Vanderlei Martins, Jose L. Jimenez, Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Joshua P. Schwarz, Matthew S. Johnson, Jens Redemann, and Gregory L. Schuster
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 3713–3742, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3713-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3713-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The impact of aerosols on Earth's radiation budget and human health is important and strongly depends on their composition. One desire of our scientific community is to derive the composition of the aerosol from satellite sensors. However, satellites observe aerosol optical properties (and not aerosol composition) based on remote sensing instrumentation. This study assesses how much aerosol optical properties can tell us about aerosol composition.
Antonis Gkikas, Emmanouil Proestakis, Vassilis Amiridis, Stelios Kazadzis, Enza Di Tomaso, Eleni Marinou, Nikos Hatzianastassiou, Jasper F. Kok, and Carlos Pérez García-Pando
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 3553–3578, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3553-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3553-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
We present a comprehensive climatological analysis of dust optical depth (DOD) relying on the MIDAS dataset. MIDAS provides columnar mid-visible (550 nm) DOD at fine spatial resolution (0.1° × 0.1°) over a 15-year period (2003–2017). In the current study, the analysis is performed at various spatial (from regional to global) and temporal (from months to years) scales. More specifically, focus is given to specific regions hosting the major dust sources as well as downwind areas of the planet.
Michaël Sicard, Carmen Córdoba-Jabonero, María-Ángeles López-Cayuela, Albert Ansmann, Adolfo Comerón, María-Paz Zorzano, Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez, and Constantino Muñoz-Porcar
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 1921–1937, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1921-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1921-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This paper completes the companion paper of Córdoba-Jabonero et al. (2021). We estimate the total direct radiative effect produced by mineral dust particles during the June 2019 mega-heatwave at two sites in Spain and Germany. The results show that the dust particles in the atmosphere contribute to cooling the surface (less radiation reaches the surface) and that the heatwave (parametrized by high surface and air temperatures) contributes to reducing this cooling.
Keyvan Ranjbar, Norm T. O'Neill, and Yasmin Aboel-Fetouh
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 1757–1760, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1757-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1757-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
We argue that the illustration employed by Huang et al. (2015) to demonstrate the transport of Asian dust to the high Arctic was, in fact, largely a cloud event and that the actual impact of Asian dust was measurable but much weaker than what they proposed and had occurred a day earlier (in agreement with the transport model they had employed to predict the transport path to the high Arctic).
Jesús Abril-Gago, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Maria João Costa, Juan Antonio Bravo-Aranda, Michaël Sicard, Diego Bermejo-Pantaleón, Daniele Bortoli, María José Granados-Muñoz, Alejandro Rodríguez-Gómez, Constantino Muñoz-Porcar, Adolfo Comerón, Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua, Vanda Salgueiro, Marta María Jiménez-Martín, and Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 1425–1451, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1425-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1425-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
A validation of Aeolus reprocessed optical products is carried out via an intercomparison with ground-based measurements taken at several ACTRIS/EARLINET stations in western Europe. Case studies and a statistical analysis are presented. The stations are located in a hot spot between Africa and the rest of Europe, which guarantees a variety of aerosol types, from mineral dust layers to continental/anthropogenic aerosol, and allows us to test Aeolus performance under different scenarios.
Sujung Go, Alexei Lyapustin, Gregory L. Schuster, Myungje Choi, Paul Ginoux, Mian Chin, Olga Kalashnikova, Oleg Dubovik, Jhoon Kim, Arlindo da Silva, Brent Holben, and Jeffrey S. Reid
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 1395–1423, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1395-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1395-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This paper presents a retrieval algorithm of iron-oxide species (hematite, goethite) content in the atmosphere from DSCOVR EPIC observations. Our results display variations within the published range of hematite and goethite over the main dust-source regions but show significant seasonal and spatial variability. This implies a single-viewing satellite instrument with UV–visible channels may provide essential information on shortwave dust direct radiative effects for climate modeling.
Patrick Chazette, Alexandre Baron, and Cyrille Flamant
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 1271–1292, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1271-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1271-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Within the framework of the international EUREC4A project, horizontal lidar measurements were carried out over Barbados from the French research aircraft ATR-42. These measurements highlighted the strong heterogeneity of the aerosol field (mainly dust and biomass burning aerosols) and therefore of the associated optical properties. This heterogeneity varies according to meteorological conditions and could significantly modulate the climatic impact of aerosols trapped over the tropical Atlantic.
África Barreto, Emilio Cuevas, Rosa D. García, Judit Carrillo, Joseph M. Prospero, Luka Ilić, Sara Basart, Alberto J. Berjón, Carlos L. Marrero, Yballa Hernández, Juan José Bustos, Slobodan Ničković, and Margarita Yela
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 739–763, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-739-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-739-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
In this study, we categorise the different patterns of dust transport over the subtropical North Atlantic and for the first time robustly describe the dust vertical distribution in the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) over this region. Our results revealed the important role that both dust and water vapour play in the radiative balance in summer and winter and confirm the role of the SAL in the formation of mid-level clouds as a result of the activation of heterogeneous ice nucleation processes.
Lixing Shen, Chuanfeng Zhao, Xingchuan Yang, Yikun Yang, and Ping Zhou
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 419–439, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-419-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-419-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Using multi-year data, this study reveals the slump of sea land breeze (SLB) at Brisbane during mega fires and investigates the impact of fire-induced aerosols on SLB. Different aerosols have different impacts on sea wind (SW) and land wind (LW). Aerosols cause the decrease of SW, partially offset by the warming effect of black carbon (BC). The large-scale cooling effect of aerosols on sea surface temperature (SST) and the burst of BC contribute to the slump of LW.
Xinqi Xu, Jielan Xie, Yuman Li, Shengjie Miao, and Shaojia Fan
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 139–153, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-139-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-139-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The effect of meteorological elements on the three-dimensional distribution structure of particles was studied by making vehicle-based multi-lidar observations in the western Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area of China. Results showed that distribution of particles was closely related to horizontal wind speed and direction, vertical wind speed, and temperature. A model for meteorological elements affecting the vertical distribution of urban particles was offered in this study.
Manu Anna Thomas, Abhay Devasthale, and Michael Kahnert
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 119–137, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-119-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-119-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
The Southern Ocean (SO) covers a large area of our planet and its boundary layer is dominated by sea salt aerosols during winter. These aerosols have large implications for the regional climate through their direct and indirect effects. Using satellite and reanalysis data, we document if and how the aerosol properties over the SO are dependent on different local meteorological parameters. Such an observational assessment is necessary to improve the understanding of atmospheric aerosol processes.
Qingqing He, Mengya Wang, and Steve Hung Lam Yim
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 18375–18391, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18375-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18375-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
We explore the spatiotemporal relationship between PM2.5 and AOD over China using a multi-scale analysis with MODIS MAIAC 1 km aerosol observations and ground measurements. The impact factors (vertical distribution, relative humidity and terrain) on the relationship are quantitatively studied. Our results provide significant information on PM2.5 and AOD, which is informative for mapping high-resolution PM2.5 and furthering the understanding of aerosol properties and the PM2.5 pollution status.
Michaël Sicard, Oriol Jorba, Jiang Ji Ho, Rebeca Izquierdo, Concepción De Linares, Marta Alarcón, Adolfo Comerón, and Jordina Belmonte
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 17807–17832, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17807-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17807-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
This paper investigates the mechanisms involved in the dispersion, structure, and mixing in the vertical column of atmospheric pollen, using observations of pollen concentration obtained at the ground and its stratification in the atmosphere measured by a lidar (laser radar), as well as an atmospheric transport model and a simplified pollen module developed especially for this study. The largest pollen concentration difference between the ground and the layers above is observed during nighttime.
Jianping Guo, Jian Zhang, Kun Yang, Hong Liao, Shaodong Zhang, Kaiming Huang, Yanmin Lv, Jia Shao, Tao Yu, Bing Tong, Jian Li, Tianning Su, Steve H. L. Yim, Ad Stoffelen, Panmao Zhai, and Xiaofeng Xu
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 17079–17097, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17079-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17079-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
The planetary boundary layer (PBL) is the lowest part of the troposphere, and boundary layer height (BLH) is the depth of the PBL and is of critical importance to the dispersion of air pollution. The study presents the first near-global BLH climatology by using high-resolution (5-10 m) radiosonde measurements. The variations in BLH exhibit large spatial and temporal dependence, with a peak at 17:00 local solar time. The most promising reanalysis product is ERA-5 in terms of modeling BLH.
Yingying Ma, Yang Zhu, Boming Liu, Hui Li, Shikuan Jin, Yiqun Zhang, Ruonan Fan, and Wei Gong
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 17003–17016, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17003-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-17003-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
The vertical distribution of the aerosol extinction coefficient (EC) measured by lidar systems has been used to retrieve the profile of particle matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5). However, the traditional linear model cannot consider the influence of multiple meteorological variables sufficiently, which then causes low inversion accuracy. In this study, the machine learning algorithms which can input multiple features are used to solve this constraint.
Shixian Zhai, Daniel J. Jacob, Jared F. Brewer, Ke Li, Jonathan M. Moch, Jhoon Kim, Seoyoung Lee, Hyunkwang Lim, Hyun Chul Lee, Su Keun Kuk, Rokjin J. Park, Jaein I. Jeong, Xuan Wang, Pengfei Liu, Gan Luo, Fangqun Yu, Jun Meng, Randall V. Martin, Katherine R. Travis, Johnathan W. Hair, Bruce E. Anderson, Jack E. Dibb, Jose L. Jimenez, Pedro Campuzano-Jost, Benjamin A. Nault, Jung-Hun Woo, Younha Kim, Qiang Zhang, and Hong Liao
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 16775–16791, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16775-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16775-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
Geostationary satellite aerosol optical depth (AOD) has tremendous potential for monitoring surface fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Our study explored the physical relationship between AOD and PM2.5 by integrating data from surface networks, aircraft, and satellites with the GEOS-Chem chemical transport model. We quantitatively showed that accurate simulation of aerosol size distributions, boundary layer depths, relative humidity, coarse particles, and diurnal variations in PM2.5 are essential.
Ke Gui, Huizheng Che, Yu Zheng, Hujia Zhao, Wenrui Yao, Lei Li, Lei Zhang, Hong Wang, Yaqiang Wang, and Xiaoye Zhang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 15309–15336, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15309-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15309-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
This study utilized the globally gridded aerosol extinction data from CALIOP during 2007–2019 to investigate the 3D climatology, trends, and meteorological drivers of tropospheric type-dependent aerosols. Results revealed that the planetary boundary layer (PBL) and the free troposphere contribute 62.08 % and 37.92 %, respectively, of the global tropospheric TAOD. Trends in
CALIOP-derived aerosol loading, in particular those partitioned in the PBL, can be explained to a large extent by meteorology.
Cited articles
AboEl-Fetouh, Y., O'Neill, N., Ranjbar, K., Hesaraki, S., Abboud, I., and Sobolewski, P.:
Climatological-scale analysis of intensive and semi-intensive aerosol parameters derived from AERONET retrievals over the Arctic,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
125, e2019JD031569, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jd031569, 2020.
Albrecht, B.:
Aerosols, cloud microphysics, and fractional cloudiness,
Science,
245, 1227–1230, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.245.4923.1227, 1989.
Amiri-Farahani, A., Allen, R. J., Neubauer, D., and Lohmann, U.: Impact of Saharan dust on North Atlantic marine stratocumulus clouds: importance of the semidirect effect, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 6305–6322, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-6305-2017, 2017.
Ashrafi, K., Shafiepour-Motlagh, M., Aslemand, A., and Ghader, S.:
Dust storm simulation over Iran using HYSPLIT,
J. Environ. Health Sci.,
12, 9, https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-336x-12-9, 2014.
Asmi, E., Neitola, K., Teinila, K., Rodriguez, E., Virkkula, A., Backman, J., Bloss, M., Jokela, J., Lihavainen, H., De Leeuw, G., Paatero, J., Aaltonen, V., Mei, M., Gambarte, G., Copes, G., Albertini, M., Perez Fogwill, G., Ferrara, J., Elena Barlasina, M., and Sanchez, R.:
Primary sources control the variability of aerosol optical properties in the Antarctic Peninsula,
Tellus B,
70, 1414571, https://doi.org/10.1080/16000889.2017.1414571, 2018.
Barbaro, E., Padoan, S., Kirchgeorg, T., Zangrando, R., Toscano, G., Barbante, C., and Gambaro, A.:
Particle size distribution of inorganic and organic ions in coastal and inland Antarctic aerosol,
Environ. Sci. Pollut. R.,
24, 2724–2733, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-8042-x, 2017.
Barrie L.:
Arctic Aerosols: Composition, Sources and Transport,
in: Ice Core Studies of Global Biogeochemical Cycles. NATO ASI Series (Series I: Global Environmental Change), vol 30,
edited by: Delmas, R. J.,
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 1–22, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51172-1_1, 1995.
Bodhaine, B.:
Aerosol absorption measurements at Barrow, Mauna Loa and the South Pole,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
100, 8967–8975, https://doi.org/10.1029/95JD00513, 1995.
Boucher, O., Randall, D., Artaxo, P., Bretherton, C., Feingold, G., Forster, P., Kerminen, V.-M., Kondo, Y., Liao, H., Lohmann, U., Rasch, P., Satheesh, S., Sherwood, S., Stevens, B., and Zhang, X.:
Clouds and Aerosols,
in: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
edited by: Stocker, T., Qin, D., Plattner, G.-K., Tignor, M., Allen, S., Boschung, J., Nauels, A., Xia, Y., Bex, V., and Midgley, P.,
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, 2013.
Breider, T. J., Mickley, L. J., Jacob, D. J., Wang, Q., Fisher, J. A., Chang, R. Y. W., and Alexander, B.:
Annual distributions and sources of Arctic aerosol components, aerosol optical depth, and aerosol absorption,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
119, 4107–4124, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013jd020996, 2014.
Burton, S. P., Ferrare, R. A., Vaughan, M. A., Omar, A. H., Rogers, R. R., Hostetler, C. A., and Hair, J. W.: Aerosol classification from airborne HSRL and comparisons with the CALIPSO vertical feature mask, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 1397–1412, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-1397-2013, 2013.
Carter, E., Archer-Nicholls, S., Ni, K., Lai, A. M., Niu, H., Secrest, M. H., Sauer, S. M., Schauer, J. J., Ezzati, M., Wiedinmyer, C., Yang, X., and Baumgartner, J.:
Seasonal and diurnal air pollution from residential cooking and space heating in the eastern Tibetan Plateau,
Environ. Sci. Technol.,
50, 8353–8361, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00082, 2016.
Chaubey, J. P., Krishna Moorthy, K., Suresh Babu, S., and Nair, V. S.: The optical and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols over the Indian Antarctic stations during southern hemispheric summer of the International Polar Year 2007–2008, Ann. Geophys., 29, 109–121, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-29-109-2011, 2011.
Cheng, Y., Dai, T., Li, J., and Shi, G.: Measurement Report: Determination of aerosol vertical features on different timescales over East Asia based on CATS aerosol products, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 15307–15322, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15307-2020, 2020.
Cong, Z., Kang, S., Smirnov, A., and Holben, B.:
Aerosol optical properties at Nam Co, a remote site in central Tibetan Plateau,
Atmos. Res.,
92, 42–48, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.08.005, 2009.
Cong, Z., Kang, S., Kawamura, K., Liu, B., Wan, X., Wang, Z., Gao, S., and Fu, P.: Carbonaceous aerosols on the south edge of the Tibetan Plateau: concentrations, seasonality and sources, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1573–1584, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1573-2015, 2015.
Dagsson-Waldhauserova, P., Renard, J.-B., Olafsson, H., Vignelles, D., Berthet, G., Verdier, N., and Duverger, V.:
Vertical distribution of aerosols in dust storms during the Arctic winter,
Sci. Rep.-UK,
9, 16122, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51764-y, 2019.
Das, S. and Jayaraman, A.:
Role of black carbon in aerosol properties and radiative forcing over western India during premonsoon period,
Atmos. Res.,
102, 320–334, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.08.003, 2011.
Di Biagio, C., Pelon, J., Ancellet, G., Bazureau, A., and Mariage, V.:
Sources, Load, Vertical Distribution, and Fate of Wintertime Aerosols North of Svalbard From Combined V4 CALIOP Data, Ground-Based IAOOS Lidar Observations and Trajectory Analysis,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
123, 1363–1383, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017jd027530, 2018.
Di Carmine, C., Campanelli, M., Nakajima, T., Tomasi, C., and Vitale, V.:
Retrievals of Antarctic aerosol characteristics using a Sun-sky radiometer during the 2001–2002 austral summer campaign,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
110, D13202, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004jd005280, 2005.
Diner, D., Beckert, J., Reilly, T., Bruegge, C., Conel, J., Kahn, R., Martonchik, R., Ackerman, T., Davies, R., Gerstl, S., Gordon, H., Muller, J., Myneni, R., Sellers, P., Pinty, B., and Verstraete, M.:
Multi-angle Imaging Spectro Radiometer (MISR) instrument description and experiment overview,
IEEE T. Geosci. Remote,
36, 1072–1087, 1998.
Diner, D., Abdou, W., Ackerman, T., Crean, K., Gordon, H., Kahn, R., Martonchik, J., McMuldroch, S., Paradise, S., Pinty, B., Verstraete, M., Wang, M., and West, R.: MISR level 2 aerosol retrieval algorithm theoretical basis, JPL D-11400, Rev. 60 G, Jet Propul. Lab., Calif. Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA, available at: https://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atbd/atbd-misr-09.pdf (last access: 24 March 2021), 2008.
Draxler, R. and Hess, G.:
An overview of the HYSPLIT_4 modelling system for trajectories, dispersion and deposition,
Aust. Meteorol. Mag.,
47, 295–308, 1998.
Dubovik, O. and King, M.:
A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical properties from Sun and sky radiance measurements,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
105, 20673–20696, https://doi.org/10.1029/2000jd900282, 2000.
Dubovik, O., Holben, B., Lapyonok, T., Sinyuk, A., Mishchenko, M., Yang, P., and Slutsker, I.:
Non-spherical aerosol retrieval method employing light scattering by spheroids,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
29, 1415, https://doi.org/10.1029/2001gl014506, 2002.
Dubovik, O., Sinyuk, A., Lapyonok, T., Holben, B., Mishchenko, M., Yang, P., Eck, T., Volten, H., Munoz, O., Veihelmann, B., van der Zande, W., Leon, J., Sorokin, M., and Slutsker, I.:
Application of spheroid models to account for aerosol particle non-sphericity in remote sensing of desert dust,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
111, D11208, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005jd006619, 2006.
Eleftheriadis, K., Nyeki, S., Psomiadou, C., and Colbeck, I.: Background aerosol properties in the European Arctic, Water, Air, Soil Pollut.: Focus, 4, 23–30, https://doi.org/10.1023/B:WAFO.0000044783.70114.19, 2004.
Engling, G., Zhang, Y., Chan, C., Sang, X., Lin, M., Ho, K., Li, Y., Lin, C., and Lee, J.:
Characterization and sources of aerosol particles over the southeastern Tibetan Plateau during the Southeast Asia biomass-burning season,
Tellus B,
63, 117–128, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00512.x, 2011.
Engvall, A.-C., Krejci, R., Ström, J., Treffeisen, R., Scheele, R., Hermansen, O., and Paatero, J.: Changes in aerosol properties during spring-summer period in the Arctic troposphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 445–462, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-8-445-2008, 2008.
Erickson, D., Merrill, J., and Duce, R.:
Seasonal Estimates of Global Atmospheric Sea-Salt Distribution,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
91, 1067–1072, https://doi.org/10.1029/JD091iD01p01067, 1986.
Fan, S.:
Modeling of observed mineral dust aerosols in the arctic and the impact on winter season low-level clouds,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
118, 11161–11174, https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50842, 2013.
Garrett, T. and Zhao, C.:
Increased Arctic cloud longwave emissivity associated with pollution from mid-latitudes,
Nature,
440, 787–789, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04636, 2006.
Garrett, T., Zhao, C., and Novelli, P.:
Assessing the relative contributions of transport efficiency and scavenging to seasonal variability in Arctic aerosol,
Tellus B,
62, 190–196, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00453.x, 2010.
Ghan, S. J. and Easter, R. C.: Impact of cloud-borne aerosol representation on aerosol direct and indirect effects, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 4163–4174, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-6-4163-2006, 2006.
Giles, D., Holben, B., Eck, T., Sinyuk, A., Smirnov, A., Slutsker, I., Dickerson, R. R., Thompson, A. M., and Schafer, J. S.:
An analysis of AERONET aerosol absorption properties and classifications representative of aerosol source regions,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
117, D17203, https://doi.org/10.1029/2012jd018127, 2012.
Granados-Muñoz, M. J., Sicard, M., Papagiannopoulos, N., Barragán, R., Bravo-Aranda, J. A., and Nicolae, D.: Two-dimensional mineral dust radiative effect calculations from CALIPSO observations over Europe, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 13157–13173, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-13157-2019, 2019.
Grassl, S. and Ritter, C.:
Properties of Arctic aerosol based on sun photometer long-term measurements in Ny-angstrom lesund, Svalbard,
Remote Sensing,
11, 1362, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11111362, 2019.
Hall, J. and Wolff, E.:
Causes of seasonal and daily variations in aerosol sea-salt concentrations at a coastal Antarctic station,
Atmos. Environ.,
32, 3669–3677, https://doi.org/10.1016/s1352-2310(98)00090-9, 1998.
Han, H., Wu, Y., Liu, J., Zhao, T., Zhuang, B., Wang, H., Li, Y., Chen, H., Zhu, Y., Liu, H., Wang, Q., Li, S., Wang, T., Xie, M., and Li, M.: Impacts of atmospheric transport and biomass burning on the inter-annual variation in black carbon aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 13591–13610, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-13591-2020, 2020.
Heintzenberg, J.:
Arctic haze-air-pollution in polar-regions,
Ambio,
18, 50–55, 1989.
Hirdman, D., Burkhart, J. F., Sodemann, H., Eckhardt, S., Jefferson, A., Quinn, P. K., Sharma, S., Ström, J., and Stohl, A.: Long-term trends of black carbon and sulphate aerosol in the Arctic: changes in atmospheric transport and source region emissions, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 9351–9368, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-9351-2010, 2010.
Holben, B., Eck, T., Slutsker, I., Tanre, D., Buis, J., Setzer, A., Vermote, E., Reagan, J., Kaufman, Y., Nakajima, T., Lavenu, F., Jankowiak, I., and Smirnov, A.:
AERONET – A federated instrument network and data archive for aerosol characterization,
Remote Sens. Environ.,
66, 1–16, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0034-4257(98)00031-5, 1998.
Hsu, N., Tsay, S., King, M., and Herman, J.:
Aerosol properties over bright-reflecting source regions,
IEEE T. Geosci. Remote,
42, 557–569, https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2004.824067, 2004.
Hsu, N., Jeong, M., Bettenhausen, C., Sayer, A., Hansell, R., Seftor, C., Huang, J., and Tsay, S.:
Enhanced Deep Blue aerosol retrieval algorithm: The second generation,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
118, 9296–9315, https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50712, 2013.
Hu, Z., Huang, J., Zhao, C., Jin, Q., Ma, Y., and Yang, B.: Modeling dust sources, transport, and radiative effects at different altitudes over the Tibetan Plateau, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 1507–1529, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-1507-2020, 2020.
Huang, J., Minnis, P., Yi, Y., Tang, Q., Wang, X., Hu, Y., Liu, Z., Ayers, K., Trepte, C., and Winker, D.:
Summer dust aerosols detected from CALIPSO over the Tibetan Plateau,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
34, L18805, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007gl029938, 2007.
Hughes, M. and Cassano, J.:
The climatological distribution of extreme Arctic winds and implications for ocean and sea ice processes,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
120, 7358–7377, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jd023189, 2015.
Ito, T.:
Study of background aerosols in the Antarctic troposphere,
J. Atmos. Chem.,
3, 69–91, https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00049369, 1985.
Jarvis, A., Reuter, H. I., Nelson, A., and Guevara, E.: Hole-filled seamless SRTM data V4, International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), available at: https://srtm.csi.cgiar.org (last access: 24 March 2021), 2008.
Jeong, S., Zhao, C., Andrews, A., Dlugokencky, E., Sweeney, C., Bianco, L., Wilczak, J., and Fischer, M.:
Seasonal variations in N2O emissions from central California,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
39, L16805, https://doi.org/10.1029/2012gl052307, 2012.
Jia, R., Liu, Y., Chen, B., Zhang, Z., and Huang, J.:
Source and transportation of summer dust over the Tibetan Plateau,
Atmos. Environ.,
123, 210–219, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.038, 2015.
Johnson, B.:
The semidirect aerosol effect: Comparison of a single-column model with large eddy simulation for marine stratocumulus,
J. Climate,
18, 119–130, https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-3233.1, 2005.
Jung, C., Lee, J., Um, J., Lee, S., Yoon, Y., and Kim, Y.:
Estimation of Source-Based Aerosol Optical Properties for Polydisperse Aerosols from Receptor Models,
Appl. Sci.-Basel,
9, 1443, https://doi.org/10.3390/app9071443, 2019.
Kahn, R. and Gaitley, B.:
An analysis of global aerosol type as retrieved by MISR,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
120, 4248–4281, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jd023322, 2015.
Kaufman, Y., Tanre, D., Remer, L., Vermote, E., Chu, A., and Holben, B.:
Operational remote sensing of tropospheric aerosol over land from EOS moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
102, 17051–17067, https://doi.org/10.1029/96jd03988, 1997.
Kerminen, V., Teinila, K., and Hillamo, R.:
Chemistry of sea-salt particles in the summer Antarctic atmosphere,
Atmos. Environ.,
34, 2817–2825, https://doi.org/10.1016/s1352-2310(00)00089-3, 2000.
Kim, M.-H., Omar, A. H., Tackett, J. L., Vaughan, M. A., Winker, D. M., Trepte, C. R., Hu, Y., Liu, Z., Poole, L. R., Pitts, M. C., Kar, J., and Magill, B. E.: The CALIPSO version 4 automated aerosol classification and lidar ratio selection algorithm, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 6107–6135, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6107-2018, 2018.
Kipling, Z., Stier, P., Johnson, C. E., Mann, G. W., Bellouin, N., Bauer, S. E., Bergman, T., Chin, M., Diehl, T., Ghan, S. J., Iversen, T., Kirkevåg, A., Kokkola, H., Liu, X., Luo, G., van Noije, T., Pringle, K. J., von Salzen, K., Schulz, M., Seland, Ø., Skeie, R. B., Takemura, T., Tsigaridis, K., and Zhang, K.: What controls the vertical distribution of aerosol? Relationships between process sensitivity in HadGEM3–UKCA and inter-model variation from AeroCom Phase II, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 2221–2241, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-2221-2016, 2016.
Kittaka, C., Winker, D. M., Vaughan, M. A., Omar, A., and Remer, L. A.: Intercomparison of column aerosol optical depths from CALIPSO and MODIS-Aqua, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 4, 131–141, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-4-131-2011, 2011.
Koponen, I., Virkkula, A., Hillamo, R., Kerminen, V., and Kulmala, M.:
Number size distributions and concentrations of the continental summer aerosols in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
108, 4587, https://doi.org/10.1029/2003jd003614, 2003.
Koren, I., Kaufman, Y., Remer, L., and Martins, J.:
Measurement of the effect of Amazon smoke on inhibition of cloud formation,
Science,
303, 1342–1345, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1089424, 2004.
Kumar, M., Singh, R., Murari, V., Singh, A., Singh, R., and Banerjee, T.:
Fireworks induced particle pollution: A spatio-temporal analysis,
Atmos. Res.,
180, 78–91, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.05.014, 2016.
Leaitch, W., Sharma, S., Huang, L., Toom-Sauntry, D., Chivulescu, A., Macdonald, A., von Salzen, K., Pierce, J., Betram, A., Schroder, J., Shantz, N., Chang, R., and Norman, A.:
Dimethyl sulfide control of the clean summertime Arctic aerosol and cloud,
Elementa,
1, 000017, https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000017, 2013.
Leaitch, W. R., Kodros, J. K., Willis, M. D., Hanna, S., Schulz, H., Andrews, E., Bozem, H., Burkart, J., Hoor, P., Kolonjari, F., Ogren, J. A., Sharma, S., Si, M., von Salzen, K., Bertram, A. K., Herber, A., Abbatt, J. P. D., and Pierce, J. R.: Vertical profiles of light absorption and scattering associated with black carbon particle fractions in the springtime Arctic above 79∘ N, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 10545–10563, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-10545-2020, 2020.
Levy, R. C., Mattoo, S., Munchak, L. A., Remer, L. A., Sayer, A. M., Patadia, F., and Hsu, N. C.: The Collection 6 MODIS aerosol products over land and ocean, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 2989–3034, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-2989-2013, 2013.
Li, C., Bosch, C., Kang, S., Andersson, A., Chen, P., Zhang, Q., Cong, Z., Chen, B., Qin, D., and Gustafsson, Ö.:
Sources of black carbon to the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau glaciers,
Nat. Commun.,
7, 12574, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12574, 2016.
Li, F., Ginoux, P., and Ramaswamy, V.:
Distribution, transport, and deposition of mineral dust in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica: Contribution of major sources,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
113, D10207, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007jd009190, 2008.
Liu, Y., Sato, Y., Jia, R., Xie, Y., Huang, J., and Nakajima, T.: Modeling study on the transport of summer dust and anthropogenic aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12581–12594, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12581-2015, 2015.
Liu, Y., Hua, S., Jia, R., and Huang, J.:
Effect of aerosols on the ice cloud properties over the Tibetan Plateau,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
124, 9594–9608, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jd030463, 2019.
Liu, Y., Li, Y., Huang, J., Zhu, Q., and Wang, S.:
Attribution of the Tibetan Plateau to northern drought,
Natl. Sci. Rev.,
7, 489–492, https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwz191, 2020a.
Liu, Y., Zhu, Q., Hua, S., Alam, K., Dai, T., and Cheng, Y.:
Tibetan Plateau driven impact of Taklimakan dust on northern rainfall,
Atmos. Environ.,
234, 117583, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117583, 2020b.
Loeb, N. and Su, W.:
Direct aerosol radiative forcing uncertainty based on a radiative perturbation analysis,
J. Climate,
23, 5288–5293, https://doi.org/10.1175/2010jcli3543.1, 2010.
Lu, L., Bian, L., and Zhang, Z.:
Climate change: Impact on the Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau,
Advances in Polar Science,
22, 67–73, https://doi.org/10.3724/SP. J.1085.2011.00067, 2011.
Lu, Z., Streets, D., Zhang, Q., and Wang, S.:
A novel back-trajectory analysis of the origin of black carbon transported to the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau during 1996–2010,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
39, L01809, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011gl049903, 2012.
Lüthi, Z. L., Škerlak, B., Kim, S.-W., Lauer, A., Mues, A., Rupakheti, M., and Kang, S.: Atmospheric brown clouds reach the Tibetan Plateau by crossing the Himalayas, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 6007–6021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6007-2015, 2015.
Lyapustin, A., Wang, Y., Korkin, S., and Huang, D.: MODIS Collection 6 MAIAC algorithm, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 5741–5765, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5741-2018, 2018.
Ma, F. and Guan, Z.:
Seasonal variations of aerosol optical depth over East China and India in relationship to the Asian Monsoon circulation,
J. Meteorol. Res.-PRC,
32, 648–660, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13351-018-7171-1, 2018.
Marey, H. S., Gille, J. C., El-Askary, H. M., Shalaby, E. A., and El-Raey, M. E.: Aerosol climatology over Nile Delta based on MODIS, MISR and OMI satellite data, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 10637–10648, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-10637-2011, 2011.
Martonchik, J., Diner, D., Kahn, R., Ackerman, T., Verstraete, M., Pinty, B., and Gordon, H. R.:
Techniques for the retrieval of aerosol properties over land and ocean using multiangle imaging,
IEEE T. Geosci. Remote,
36, 1212–1227, https://doi.org/10.1109/36.701027, 1998.
Martonchik, J., Diner, D., Kahn, R., Gaitley, B., and Holben, B.:
Comparison of MISR and AERONET aerosol optical depths over desert sites,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
31, L16102, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004gl019807, 2004.
McConnell, J., Aristarain, A., Banta, J., Edwards, P., and Simoes, J.:
20th-Century doubling in dust archived in an Antarctic Peninsula ice core parallels climate change and desertification in South America,
P. Natl. Acad. Sci USA,
104, 5743–5748, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0607657104, 2007.
McFarlane, S., Kassianov, E., Flynn, C., and Barnard, J.: Vertical profiles of aerosol extinction and radiative heating at Niamey, Niger, in: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2007, San Francisco, CA (USA), 2007-12-10 to 2007-12-14, abstract id. A41A-0013, 2007.
Mielonen, T., Arola, A., Komppula, M., Kukkonen, J., Koskinen, J., de Leeuw, G., and Lehtinen, K.:
Comparison of CALIOP level 2 aerosol subtypes to aerosol types derived from AERONET inversion data,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
36, L18804, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009gl039609, 2009.
Mitchell, J.:
Visual range in the polar regions with particulate reference to the Alaskan Arctic,
J. Atmos. Terr. Phys.,
special supplement, 195–211, 1957.
Nabat, P., Somot, S., Mallet, M., Sevault, F., Chiacchio, M., and Wild, M.:
Direct and semi-direct aerosol radiative effect on the Mediterranean climate variability using a coupled regional climate system model,
Clim. Dynam.,
44, 1127–1155, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-014-2205-6, 2015.
NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC: CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard V4-20 [Data set], NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC, available at: https://doi.org/10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L3_ Tropospheric_APro_CloudFree-Standard-V4-20, 2019.
NOAA: GDAS – Daily Tar Files (1° by 1°), NCEI's NOAA National Operational Model Archive and Distribution System (NOMADS), available at: ftp://ftp.arl.noaa.gov/pub/archives/gdas1 (last access: 24 March 2021), 2016.
Nishizawa, T., Okamoto, H., Sugimoto, N., Matsui, I., Shimizu, A., and Aoki, K.:
An algorithm that retrieves aerosol properties from dual-wavelength polarized lidar measurements,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
112, D06212, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006jd007435, 2007.
Omar, A., Won, J., Winker, D., Yoon, S., Dubovik, O., and McCormick, M.:
Development of global aerosol models using cluster analysis of Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) measurements,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
110, D10S14, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004jd004874, 2005.
Peyridieu, S., Chédin, A., Tanré, D., Capelle, V., Pierangelo, C., Lamquin, N., and Armante, R.: Saharan dust infrared optical depth and altitude retrieved from AIRS: a focus over North Atlantic – comparison to MODIS and CALIPSO, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 1953–1967, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-1953-2010, 2010.
Pokharel, M., Guang, J., Liu, B., Kang, S., Ma, Y., Holben, B., Xia, X., Xin, J., Ram, K., Rupakheti, D., Wan, X., Wu, G., Bhattarai, H., Zhao, C., and Cong, Z.:
Aerosol properties over Tibetan Plateau from a decade of AERONET measurements: baseline, types, and influencing factors,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
124, 13357–13374, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jd031293, 2019.
Rap, A., Scott, C., Spracklen, D., Bellouin, N., Forster, P., Carslaw, K., Schmidt, A., and Mann, G.:
Natural aerosol direct and indirect radiative effects,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
40, 3297–3301, https://doi.org/10.1002/grl.50441, 2013.
Quinn, P., Coffman, D., Kapustin, V., Bates, V., and Covert, D.:
Aerosol optical properties in the marine boundary layer during the First Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE 1) and the underlying chemical and physical aerosol properties,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
103, 16547–16563, https://doi.org/10.1029/97JD02345, 1998.
Rahul, P., Sonbawne, S., and Devara, P.:
Unusual high values of aerosol optical depth evidenced in the Arctic during summer 2011,
Atmos. Environ.,
94, 606–615, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.052, 2014.
Ravi, S., D'Odorico, P., Breshears, D., Field, J., Goudie, A., Huxman, T., Li, J., Okin, G., Swap, R., Thomas, A., Van Pelt, S., Whicker, J., and Zobeck, T.:
Aeolian process and the biosphere,
Rev. Geophys.,
49, RG3001, https://doi.org/10.1029/2010rg000328, 2011.
Righi, M., Klinger, C., Eyring, V., Hendricks, J., Lauer, A., and Petzold, A.:
Climate Impact of biofuels in shipping: global model studies of the aerosol indirect effect,
Environ. Sci. Technol.,
45, 3519–3525, https://doi.org/10.1021/es1036157, 2011.
Rousseau, D., Schevin, P., Duzer, D., Cambon, G., Ferrier, J., Jolly, D., and Poulsen, U.:
New evidence of long distance pollen transport to southern Greenland in late spring,
Rev. Palaeobot. Palyno.,
141, 277–286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2006.05.001, 2006.
Russell, P., Kacenelenbogen, M., Livingston, J., Hasekamp, O., Burton, S., Schuster, G., Johnson, M., Knobelspiesse, K., Redemann, J., Ramachandran, S., and Holben, B.:
A multiparameter aerosol classification method and its application to retrievals from spaceborne polarimetry,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
119, 9838–9863, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013jd021411, 2014.
Russell, P. B., Bergstrom, R. W., Shinozuka, Y., Clarke, A. D., DeCarlo, P. F., Jimenez, J. L., Livingston, J. M., Redemann, J., Dubovik, O., and Strawa, A.: Absorption Angstrom Exponent in AERONET and related data as an indicator of aerosol composition, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 1155–1169, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-1155-2010, 2010.
Schmeisser, L., Backman, J., Ogren, J. A., Andrews, E., Asmi, E., Starkweather, S., Uttal, T., Fiebig, M., Sharma, S., Eleftheriadis, K., Vratolis, S., Bergin, M., Tunved, P., and Jefferson, A.: Seasonality of aerosol optical properties in the Arctic, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 11599–11622, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-11599-2018, 2018.
Seinfeld, J., Bretherton, C., Carslaw, K., Coe, H., DeMott, P., Dunlea, E., Feingold, G., Ghan, S., Guenther, A., Kahn, R., Kraucunas, I., Kreidenweis, S., Molina, M. J., Nenes, A., Penner, J., Prather, K., Ramanathan, V., Ramaswamy, V., Rasch, P., Ravishankara, A., Rosenfeld, D., Stephens, G., and Wood, R.:
Improving our fundamental understanding of the role of aerosol–cloud interactions in the climate system,
P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,
113, 5781–5790, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1514043113, 2016.
Sharma, S., Ishizawa, M., Chan, D., Lavoue, D., Andrews, E., Eleftheriadis, K., and Maksyutov, S.:
16-year simulation of Arctic black carbon: Transport, source contribution, and sensitivity analysis on deposition,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
118, 943–964, https://doi.org/10.1029/2012jd017774, 2013.
Shimizu, A., Nishizawa, T., Jin, Y., Kim, S.-W., Wang, Z., Batdorj, D., and Sugimoto, N.:
Evolution of a lidar network for tropospheric aerosol detection in East Asia,
Opt. Eng.,
56, 031219, https://doi.org/10.1117/1.Oe.56.3.031219, 2017.
Soja, A., Cofer, W., Shugart, H., Sukhinin, A., Stackhouse, P., McRae, D., and Conard, S.:
Estimating fire emissions and disparities in boreal Siberia (1998–2002),
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
109, D14S06, https://doi.org/10.1029/2004jd004570, 2004.
Stein, A., Draxler, R., Rolph, G., Stunder, B., Cohen, M., and Ngan, F.:
NOAA'S HYSPLIT atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling system,
B. Am. Meteorol. Soc.,
96, 2059–2077, https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-14-00110.1, 2015.
Stohl, A., Andrews, E., Burkhart, J., Forster, C., Herber, A., Hoch, S., Kowal, D., Lunder, C., Mefford, T., Ogren, J. A., Sharma, S., Spichtinger, N., Stebel, K., Stone, R., Strom, J., Torseth, K., Wehrli, C., and Yttri, K. E.:
Pan-Arctic enhancements of light absorbing aerosol concentrations due to North American boreal forest fires during summer 2004,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
111, D22214, https://doi.org/10.1029/2006jd007216, 2006.
Stone, R., Sharma, S., Herber, A., Eleftheriadis, K. and Nelson, D.:
A characterization of Arctic aerosols on the basis of aerosol optical depth and black carbon measurements,
Elementa,
2, p.000027, https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000027, 2014.
Sun, T., Che, H., Qi, B., Wang, Y., Dong, Y., Xia, X., Wang, H., Gui, K., Zheng, Y., Zhao, H., Ma, Q., Du, R., and Zhang, X.: Aerosol optical characteristics and their vertical distributions under enhanced haze pollution events: effect of the regional transport of different aerosol types over eastern China, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 2949–2971, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2949-2018, 2018.
Tackett, J. L., Winker, D. M., Getzewich, B. J., Vaughan, M. A., Young, S. A., and Kar, J.: CALIPSO lidar level 3 aerosol profile product: version 3 algorithm design, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 4129–4152, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-4129-2018, 2018.
Tanre, D., Deschamps, P. Y., Devaux, C., and Herman, M.:
Estimation of Saharan aerosol optical thickness from blurring effects in thematic mapper data,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
93, 15955–15964, https://doi.org/10.1029/JD093iD12p15955, 1988.
Tao, S., Wang, W., Liu, W., Zuo, Q., Wang, X., Wang, R., Wang, B., Shen, G., Yang, Y., and He, J.:
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorine pesticides in surface soils from the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau,
J. Environ. Monitor.,
13, 175–181, https://doi.org/10.1039/c0em00298d, 2011.
Teinilä, K., Frey, A., Hillamo, R., Tuelp, H. C., and Weller, R.:
A study of the sea-salt chemistry using size-segregated aerosol measurements at coastal Antarctic station Neumayer,
Atmos. Environ.,
96, 11–19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.07.025, 2014.
Tomasi, C., Kokhanovsky, A., Lupi, A., Ritter, C., Smirnov, A., O'Neill, N., Stone, R., Holben, B., Nyeki, S., Wehrli, C., Stohl, A., Mazzola, M., Lanconelli, C., Vitale, V., Stebel, K., Aaltonen, V., de Leeuw, G., Rodriguez, E., Herber, A., Radionov, V., Zielinski, T., Petelski, T., Sakerin, S., Kabanov, D., Xue, Y., Mei, L., Istomina, L., Wagener, R., McArthur, B., Sobolewski, P., Kivi, R., Courcoux, Y., Larouche, P., Broccardo, S., and Piketh, S.:
Aerosol remote sensing in polar regions,
Earth-Sci. Rev.,
140, 108–157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.11.001, 2015.
Tomasi, C., Vitale, V., Lupi, A., Di Carmine, C., Campanelli, M., Herber, A., Treffeisen, R., Stone, R., Andrews, E., Sharma, S., Radionov, V., von Hoyningen-Huene, W., Stebel, K., Hansen, G., Myhre, C., Wehrli, C., Aaltonen, V., Lihavainen, H., Virkkula, A., Hillamo, R., Stroem, J., Toledano, C., Cachorro, V., Ortiz, P., de Frutos, A., Blindheim, S., Frioud, M., Gausa, M., Zielinski, T., Petelski, T., and Yamanouchi, T.:
Aerosols in polar regions: A historical overview based on optical depth and in situ observations,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
112, D16205, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007jd008432, 2007.
Torres, O., Tanskanen, A., Veihelmann, B., Ahn, C., Braak, R., Bhartia, P., Veefkind, P., and Levelt, P.:
Aerosols and surface UV products from Ozone Monitoring Instrument observations: An overview,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
112, D24S47, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007JD008809, 2007.
Twomey, S.:
Influence of pollution on shortwave albedo of clouds,
J. Atmos. Sci.,
34, 1149–1152, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1977)034<1149:Tiopot>2.0.Co;2, 1977.
VanCuren, R., Cahill, T., Burkhart, J., Barnes, D., Zhao, Y., Perry, K., Cliff, S., and McConnell, J.:
Aerosols and their sources at Summit Greenland - First results of continuous size- and time-resolved sampling,
Atmos. Environ.,
52, 82–97, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.047, 2012.
Varnai, T. and Marshak, A.:
Global CALIPSO Observations of Aerosol Changes Near Clouds,
IEEE Geosci. Remote S.,
8, 19–23, https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2010.2049982, 2011.
Vernon, C. J., Bolt, R., Canty, T., and Kahn, R. A.: The impact of MISR-derived injection height initialization on wildfire and volcanic plume dispersion in the HYSPLIT model, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 6289–6307, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6289-2018, 2018.
Virkkula, A., Teinilä, K., Hillamo, R., Kerminen, V.-M., Saarikoski, S., Aurela, M., Viidanoja, J., Paatero, J., Koponen, I. K., and Kulmala, M.: Chemical composition of boundary layer aerosol over the Atlantic Ocean and at an Antarctic site, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 3407–3421, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-6-3407-2006, 2006.
Wagenbach, D., Ducroz, F., Mulvaney, R., Keck, L., Minikin, A., Legrand, M., Hall, J., and Wolff, E.:
Sea-salt aerosol in coastal Antarctic regions,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
103, 10961–10974, https://doi.org/10.1029/97jd01804, 1998.
Wang, Y., Jiang, J., Su, H., Choi, Y., Huang, L., Guo, J., and Yung, Y.:
Elucidating the Role of Anthropogenic Aerosols in Arctic Sea Ice Variations,
J. Climate,
31, 99–114, https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-17-0287.1, 2018.
Warneke, C., Froyd, K., Brioude, J., Bahreini, R., Brock, C., Cozic, J., de Gouw, J., Fahey, D., Ferrare, R., Holloway, J., Middlebrook, A., Miller, L., Montzka, S., Schwarz, J., Sodemann, H., Spackman, J., and Stohl, A.:
An important contribution to springtime Arctic aerosol from biomass burning in Russia,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
37, L01801, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009gl041816, 2010.
Wei, J., Li, Z., Lyapustin, A., Sun, L., Peng, Y., Xue, W., Su, T., and Cribb, M.:
Reconstructing 1-km-resolution high-quality PM2.5 data records from 2000 to 2018 in China: spatiotemporal variations and policy implications,
Remote Sens. Environ.,
252, 112136, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112136, 2021.
Weller, R., Minikin, A., Petzold, A., Wagenbach, D., and König-Langlo, G.: Characterization of long-term and seasonal variations of black carbon (BC) concentrations at Neumayer, Antarctica, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 1579–1590, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-1579-2013, 2013.
Winker, D., Hunt, W., and McGill, M.:
Initial performance assessment of CALIOP,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
34, L19803, https://doi.org/10.1029/2007gl030135, 2007.
Winker, D., Pelon, J., Coakley Jr, J., Ackerman, S., Charlson, R., Colarco, P., Flamant, P., Fu, Q., Hoff, R., Kittaka, C., Kubar, T., Le Treut, H., McCormick, M., Megie, G., Poole, L., Powell, K., Trepte, C., Vaughan, M., and Wielicki, B.:
The CALIPSO mission a global 3D View of Aerosols and Clouds,
B. Am. Meteorol. Soc.,
91, 1211–1229, https://doi.org/10.1175/2010bams3009.1, 2010.
Winker, D. M., Tackett, J. L., Getzewich, B. J., Liu, Z., Vaughan, M. A., and Rogers, R. R.: The global 3-D distribution of tropospheric aerosols as characterized by CALIOP, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3345–3361, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3345-2013, 2013.
Wu, G., Wan, X., Gao, S., Fu, P., Yin, Y., Li, G., Zhang, G., Kang, S., Ram, K., and Cong, Z.:
Humic-Like Substances (HULIS) in Aerosols of Central Tibetan Plateau (Nam Co, 4730 m asl): Abundance, Light Absorption Properties, and Sources,
Environ. Sci. Technol.,
52, 7203–7211, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b01251, 2018.
Xia, X., Wang, P., Wang, Y., Li, Z., Xin, J., Liu, J., and Chen, H.:
Aerosol optical depth over the Tibetan Plateau and its relation to aerosols over the Taklimakan Desert,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
35, L16804, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008gl034981, 2008.
Xia, X., Zong, X., Cong, Z., Chen, H., Kang, S., and Wang, P.:
Baseline continental aerosol over the central Tibetan plateau and a case study of aerosol transport from South Asia,
Atmos. Environ.,
45, 7370–7378, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.067, 2011.
Xia, X., Che, H., Shi, H., Chen, H., Zhang, X., Wang, P., Goloub, P., and Holben, B.:
Advances in sunphotometer-measured aerosol optical properties and related topics in China: Impetus and perspectives,
Atmos. Res.,
249, 105286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105286, 2021.
Xing, J., Wang, J., Mathur, R., Wang, S., Sarwar, G., Pleim, J., Hogrefe, C., Zhang, Y., Jiang, J., Wong, D. C., and Hao, J.: Impacts of aerosol direct effects on tropospheric ozone through changes in atmospheric dynamics and photolysis rates, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 9869–9883, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-9869-2017, 2017.
Xu, C., Ma, Y. M., Panday, A., Cong, Z. Y., Yang, K., Zhu, Z. K., Wang, J. M., Amatya, P. M., and Zhao, L.: Similarities and differences of aerosol optical properties between southern and northern sides of the Himalayas, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 3133–3149, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-3133-2014, 2014.
Xu, C., Ma, Y. M., You, C., and Zhu, Z. K.: The regional distribution characteristics of aerosol optical depth over the Tibetan Plateau, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 12065–12078, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12065-2015, 2015.
Xu, X., Wu, H., Yang, X., and Xie, L.:
Distribution and transport characteristics of dust aerosol over Tibetan Plateau and Taklimakan Desert in China using MERRA-2 and CALIPSO data,
Atmos. Environ.,
237, 117670, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117670, 2020.
Xue, W., Zhang, J., Zhong, C., Ji, D., and Huang, W.:
Satellite-derived spatiotemporal PM2.5 concentrations and variations from 2006 to 2017 in China, Science of the Total Environment,
712, 134577, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134577, 2020.
Yang, Y., Zhao, C., Sun, L., and Wei, J.:
Improved Aerosol Retrievals Over Complex Regions Using NPP Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Observations,
Earth and Space Science,
6, 629–645, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019ea000574, 2019.
Zeng, S., Omar, A., Vaughan, M., Ortiz, M., Trepte, C., Tackett, J., Yagle, J., Lucker, P., Hu, Y., Winker, D., Rodier, S., and Getzewich, B.:
Identifying Aerosol Subtypes from CALIPSO Lidar Profiles Using Deep Machine Learning,
Atmosphere,
12, 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12010010, 2021.
Zhao, C. and Garrett, T.:
Effects of Arctic haze on surface cloud radiative forcing,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
42, 557–564, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014gl062015, 2015.
Zhao, C., Andrews, A., Bianco, L., Eluszkiewicz, J., Hirsch, A., MacDonald, C., Nehrkorn, T., and Fischer, M.:
Atmospheric inverse estimates of methane emissions from Central California,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
114, D16302, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008jd011671, 2009.
Zhao, C., Yang, Y., Fan, H., Huang, J., Fu, Y., Zhang, X., Kang, S., Cong, Z., Letu, H., and Menenti, M.:
Aerosol characteristics and impacts on weather and climate over the Tibetan Plateau,
Natl. Sci. Rev.,
7, 492–495, https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwz184, 2020.
Zhao, Z., Cao, J., Shen, Z., Xu, B., Zhu, C., Chen, L. W. A., Su, X., Liu, S., Han, Y., Wang, G., and Ho, K.:
Aerosol particles at a high-altitude site on the Southeast Tibetan Plateau, China: Implications for pollution transport from South Asia,
J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.,
118, 11360–311375, https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50599, 2013.
Zhu, J., Xia, X., Che, H., Wang, J., Cong, Z., Zhao, T., Kang, S., Zhang, X., Yu, X., and Zhang, Y.: Spatiotemporal variation of aerosol and potential long-range transport impact over the Tibetan Plateau, China, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 14637–14656, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-14637-2019, 2019.
Zou, X., Hou, S., Liu, K., Yu, J., Zhang, W., Pang, H., Hua, R., and Mayewski, P.:
Uranium record from a 3 m snow pit at Dome Argus, East Antarctica,
Plos One,
13, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206598, 2018.
Short summary
The occurrence frequency of different aerosol types and aerosol optical depth over the Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau (TP) show distinctive spatiotemporal differences. The aerosol extinction coefficient in the Arctic and TP has a broad vertical distribution, while that of the Antarctic has obvious seasonal differences. Compared with the Antarctic, the Arctic and TP are vulnerable to surrounding pollutants, and the source of air masses has obvious seasonal variations.
The occurrence frequency of different aerosol types and aerosol optical depth over the Arctic,...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint