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Articles | Volume 26, issue 19
Articles | Volume 26, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-13885-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-13885-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 19
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05 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 05 Oct 2026

Synthesis of the tethered balloon system and other TRACER campaign measurements elucidates aerosol property profiles

Fan Mei, Jian Wang, Israel Silber, Nurun Nahar Lata, Gregory W. Vandergrift, Jing Li, Bo Chen, Sarah D. Brooks, Michael P. Jensen, Min Deng, Damao Zhang, Darielle Dexheimer, Beat Schmid, Zezhen Cheng, and Swarup China

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Tethered balloon measurements from 149 flights during DOE ARM TRACER over Houston characterize vertical aerosol and CCN structure. Back-trajectory clustering identifies three air mass types – marine, mixed, and urban – with distinct profiles shaped by boundary-layer depth and coastal circulations. A case study shows mesoscale advection simultaneously transforms thermodynamic and aerosol conditions, underscoring the need to constrain meteorology before attributing cloud changes to aerosol forcing.
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