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Research article
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19 Dec 2025
Research article |
| 19 Dec 2025
| 19 Dec 2025
PISTON and CAMP2Ex observations of the fundamental modes of aerosol vertical variability in the Northwest Tropical Pacific and Maritime Continent's Monsoon
Jeffrey S. Reid
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Marine Meteorology Division, US Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA 93943, USA
Robert E. Holz
Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Chris A. Hostetler
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Richard A. Ferrare
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Juli I. Rubin
Remote Sensing Division, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
Elizabeth J. Thompson
NOAA Physical Sciences Lab, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Susan C. van den Heever
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Corey G. Amiot
NASA Postdoctoral Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA
Sharon P. Burton
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Joshua P. DiGangi
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Glenn S. Diskin
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Joshua H. Cossuth
Office of Naval Research, Code 322, Arlington, VA 22203-1995, USA
Daniel P. Eleuterio
Office of Naval Research, Code 322, Arlington, VA 22203-1995, USA
Edwin W. Eloranta
Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Ralph Kuehn
Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Willem J. Marais
Space Science and Engineering Center University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53715, USA
Hal B. Maring
NASA Headquarters (Retired), Washington, DC 20546-0001, USA
Armin Sorooshian
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Kenneth L. Thornhill
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. at NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 23681, USA
Charles R. Trepte
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Jian Wang
Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Peng Xian
Marine Meteorology Division, US Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA 93943, USA
Luke D. Ziemba
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Data sets
Clouds, Aerosol and Monsoon Processes-Philippines Experiment Data J. Reid and E. Czech https://doi.org/10.5067/SUBORBITAL/CAMP2EX2018/DATA001
PISTON 2019 Research Vessel (RV) Sally Ride Data J. Moum https://doi.org/10.5067/SUBORBITAL/PISTON2019-ONR-NOAA/RVSALLYRIDE/DATA001
Short summary
We document air and ship born measurements of the vertical distribution of pollution and biomass burning aerosol particles transported within the Maritime Continent's monsoonal flows for 1000s of kilometers, and yet still exhibit intricate patterns around clouds near the ocean's surface. Findings demonstrate that, while aerosol transport occurs near the surface, there is heterogeneity in particle extinction that must be considered for both in situ observations and satellite retrievals.
We document air and ship born measurements of the vertical distribution of pollution and biomass...
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