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Research article
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13 Sep 2022
Research article |
| 13 Sep 2022
| 13 Sep 2022
The effect of clouds and precipitation on the aerosol concentrations and composition in a boreal forest environment
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 70210, Finland
College for Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Science, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
Santtu Mikkonen
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 70210, Finland
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 70210, Finland
Thomas Kühn
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 70210, Finland
Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, 70211, Finland
now at: Weather and Climate Change Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Harri Kokkola
Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, 70211, Finland
Taina Yli-Juuti
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 70210, Finland
Liine Heikkinen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
Department of Environmental Science (ACES) and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
Krista Luoma
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
Tuukka Petäjä
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland
Zak Kipling
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, RG2 9AX, United Kingdom
Daniel Partridge
College for Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Science, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
Annele Virtanen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 70210, Finland
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This research employs air mass history analysis and observations to study how clouds and precipitation affect atmospheric aerosols during transport to a boreal forest site. The mass concentrations of studied chemical species showed exponential decrease as a function of accumulated rain along the air mass route. Our analysis revealed in-cloud sulfate formation, while no major changes in organic mass were seen. Most of the in-cloud-formed sulfate could be assigned to particle sizes above 200 nm.
This research employs air mass history analysis and observations to study how clouds and...
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