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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12873-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12873-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
06 Oct 2022
Research article |
| 06 Oct 2022
| 06 Oct 2022
Comparison of particle number size distribution trends in ground measurements and climate models
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Harri Kokkola
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Taina Yli-Juuti
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Tero Mielonen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Thomas Kühn
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland
now at: Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Tuomo Nieminen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR/Physics), Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR/Forest Sciences), Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Simo Heikkinen
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Tuuli Miinalainen
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Tommi Bergman
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Ken Carslaw
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Stefano Decesari
Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences (ISAC) of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Bologna, Italy
Markus Fiebig
Department of Atmospheric and Climate Research, NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
Tareq Hussein
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR/Physics), Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Laboratory of Environmental and Atmospheric Research (EARL), Department of Physics, the University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Niku Kivekäs
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Radovan Krejci
Department of Environmental Science, Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Markku Kulmala
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR/Physics), Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Ari Leskinen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Andreas Massling
Department of Environmental Science, iClimate, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Nikos Mihalopoulos
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory (ECPL), Chemistry Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Jane P. Mulcahy
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, United Kingdom
Steffen M. Noe
Institute of Forestry and Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Twan van Noije
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, the Netherlands
Fiona M. O'Connor
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, United Kingdom
Colin O'Dowd
School of Natural Sciences, Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Dirk Olivie
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Jakob B. Pernov
Department of Environmental Science, iClimate, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
now at: Extreme Environments Research Laboratory, École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, 1951 Sion, Switzerland
Tuukka Petäjä
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR/Physics), Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Øyvind Seland
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Michael Schulz
Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway
Catherine E. Scott
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Henrik Skov
Department of Environmental Science, iClimate, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Erik Swietlicki
Division of Nuclear Physics, Physics Department, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Thomas Tuch
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Alfred Wiedensohler
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Annele Virtanen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Santtu Mikkonen
Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Data sets
Global analysis of continental boundary layer new particle formation based on long-term measurements Tuomo Nieminen, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Tuukka Petäjä, Pasi P. Aalto, Mikhail Arshinov, Eija Asmi, Urs Baltensperger, David C. S. Beddows, Johan Paul Beukes, Don Collins, Aijun Ding, Roy M. Harrison, Bas Henzing, Rakesh Hooda, Min Hu, Urmas Hõrrak, Niku Kivekäs, Kaupo Komsaare, Radovan Krejci, Adam Kristensson, Lauri Laakso, Ari Laaksonen, W. Richard Leaitch, Heikki Lihavainen, Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Zoltán Németh, Wei Nie, Colin O'Dowd, Imre Salma, Karine Sellegri, Birgitta Svenningsson, Erik Swietlicki, Peter Tunved, Vidmantas Ulevicius, Ville Vakkari, Marko Vana, Alfred Wiedensohler, Zhijun Wu, Annele Virtanen, and Markku Kulmala https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-14737-2018
Short summary
We provide the first extensive comparison of detailed aerosol size distribution trends between in situ observations from Europe and five different earth system models. We investigated aerosol modes (nucleation, Aitken, and accumulation) separately and were able to show the differences between measured and modeled trends and especially their seasonal patterns. The differences in model results are likely due to complex effects of several processes instead of certain specific model features.
We provide the first extensive comparison of detailed aerosol size distribution trends between...
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