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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5023-2023
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Research article
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04 May 2023
Research article |
| 04 May 2023
| 04 May 2023
Parameterization of size of organic and secondary inorganic aerosol for efficient representation of global aerosol optical properties
Haihui Zhu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Randall V. Martin
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Betty Croft
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Shixian Zhai
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Liam Bindle
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Jeffrey R. Pierce
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO, USA
Rachel Y.-W. Chang
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bruce E. Anderson
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Luke D. Ziemba
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Johnathan W. Hair
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Richard A. Ferrare
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Chris A. Hostetler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Inderjeet Singh
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Deepangsu Chatterjee
Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Jose L. Jimenez
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Pedro Campuzano-Jost
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Benjamin A. Nault
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research, Inc.,
Billerica, MA, USA
Jack E. Dibb
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of
New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
Joshua S. Schwarz
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Chemical Sciences
Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Andrew Weinheimer
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Data sets
Download All V3 AOD NASA https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/new_web/download_all_v3_aod.html
Deriving Information on Surface Conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality NASA https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/DISCOVER-AQ
Korea United States Air Quality Study NASA https://doi.org/10.5067/Suborbital/KORUSAQ/DATA01
Short summary
Particle size of atmospheric aerosol is important for estimating its climate and health effects, but simulating atmospheric aerosol size is computationally demanding. This study derives a simple parameterization of the size of organic and secondary inorganic ambient aerosol that can be applied to atmospheric models. Applying this parameterization allows a better representation of the global spatial pattern of aerosol size, as verified by ground and airborne measurements.
Particle size of atmospheric aerosol is important for estimating its climate and health effects,...
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