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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2483-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2483-2023
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22 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 22 Feb 2023

Influence of air mass origin on microphysical properties of low-level clouds in a subarctic environment

Konstantinos Matthaios Doulgeris, Ville Vakkari, Ewan J. O'Connor, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Heikki Lihavainen, and David Brus

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We investigated how different long-range-transported air masses can affect the microphysical properties of low-level clouds in a clean subarctic environment. A connection was revealed. Higher values of cloud droplet number concentrations were related to continental air masses, whereas the lowest values of number concentrations were related to marine air masses. These were characterized by larger cloud droplets. Clouds in all regions were sensitive to increases in cloud number concentration.
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