NEW PARTICLE FORMATION IN THE CONTINENTAL BOUNDARY LAYER: INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETER

2001 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 601-602
Author(s):  
M. BOY ◽  
M. KULMALA
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Meteorological Parameter ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
New Particle Formation

scholarly journals Contribution of mixing in the ABL to new particle formation based on some observations

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 7535-7567
Author(s):  
J. Lauros ◽  
E. D. Nilsson ◽  
M. Dal Maso ◽  
M. Kulmala
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
New Particle Formation ◽  
Saturation Ratio ◽  
Ratio Increase ◽  
Mesoscale Meteorology ◽  
Organic Vapor ◽  
Sodar Measurements ◽  
Large Eddies ◽  
Upper Boundary

Abstract. The connection between new particle formation and micro- and mesoscale meteorology was studied based on measurements at SMEAR II station in Southern Finland. We analyzed turbulent conditions described by sodar measurements and utilized these combined with surface layer measurements and a simple model to estimate the upper boundary layer conditions. Turbulence was significantly stronger on particle formation days and the organic vapor saturation ratio increase due to large eddies was stronger on event than nonevent days. We examined which variables could be the best indicators of new particle formation and concluded that the formation probability depended on the condensation sink and temporal temperature change at the top of the atmospheric boundary layer. Humidity and heat flux may also be good indicators for particle formation.

scholarly journals New Particle Formation and impact on CCN concentrations in the boundary layer and free troposphere at the high altitude station of Chacaltaya (5240 m a.s.l.), Bolivia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Rose ◽  
K. Sellegri ◽  
I. Moreno ◽  
F. Velarde ◽  
M. Ramonet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Particle Number ◽  
Particle Growth ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
Number Concentration ◽  
Particle Number Concentration ◽  
Free Troposphere ◽  
New Particle Formation ◽  
Radiative Processes ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Global models predict that new particle formation (NPF) is, in some environments, responsible for a substantial fraction of the total atmospheric particle number concentration and subsequently contribute significantly to cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations. NPF events were frequently observed at the highest atmospheric observatory in the world, Chacaltaya (5240 m a.s.l.), Bolivia. The present study focuses on the impact of NPF on CCN population. Neutral cluster and Air Ion Spectrometer and mobility particle size spectrometer measurements were simultaneously used to follow the growth of particles from cluster sizes down to ~ 2 nm up to CCN threshold sizes set to 50, 80 and 100 nm. Using measurements performed between January 1 and December 31 2012, we found that 61% of the 94 analysed events showed a clear particle growth and significant enhancement of the CCN-relevant particle number concentration. We evaluated the contribution of NPF events relative to the transport of pre-existing particles to the site. The averaged production of 50 nm particles during those events was 5072 cm−3, and 1481 cm−3 for 100 nm particles, with a larger contribution of NPF compared to transport, especially during the wet season. The data set was further segregated into boundary layer (BL) and free troposphere (FT) conditions at the site. The NPF frequency of occurrence was higher in the BL (48 %) compared to the FT (39 %). Particle condensational growth was more frequently observed for events initiated in the FT, but on average faster for those initiated in the BL, when the amount of condensable species was most probably larger. As a result, the potential to form new CCN was higher for events initiated in the BL (67 % against 56 % in the FT). In contrast, higher CCN number concentration increases were found when the NPF process initially occurred in the FT, under less polluted conditions. This work highlights the competition between particle growth and the removal of freshly nucleated particles by coagulation processes. The results support model predictions which suggest that NPF is an effective source of CCN in some environments, and thus may influence regional climate through cloud related radiative processes.

Hot-air Balloon Measurements of Vertical Variation of Boundary Layer New Particle Formation

2007 ◽  
pp. 698-701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauri Laakso ◽  
T. Grönholm ◽  
S. Haapanala ◽  
Anne Hirsikko ◽  
Theo Kurtén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
New Particle Formation ◽  
Vertical Variation ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Balloon Measurements

Does the onset of new particle formation occur in the planetary boundary layer?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna E. Manninen ◽  
Sander Mirme ◽  
Mikael Ehn ◽  
Katri Leino ◽  
Siegfried Schobesberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Planetary Boundary Layer ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
New Particle Formation

Regional modelling of aerosol interaction with deep convection and the effect on new particle formation over Amazonia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuemei Wang ◽  
Daniel Grosvenor ◽  
Hamish Gordon ◽  
Meinrat O. Andreae ◽  
Ken Carslaw
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Cloud Condensation Nuclei ◽  
Deep Convection ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
Nucleation Mechanism ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Free Troposphere ◽  
New Particle Formation ◽  
New Particles

<p>It has been estimated that over 50% of the present-day global low-level cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) are formed from new particle formation (NPF), and that this process has a substantial effect on the radiative properties of shallow clouds (Gordon et al. 2017). In contrast, we have a very limited understanding of how NPF affects deep convective clouds. Deep clouds could interact strongly with NPF because they extend into the high free troposphere where most new particles are formed, and they are responsible for most of the vertical transport of the nucleating vapours. Andreae et al. (2018) hypothesised from ACRIDICON-CHUVA campaign that organic gas molecules are transported by deep convection to the upper troposphere where they are oxidised and produce new particles, which are then be entrained into the boundary layer and grow to CCN-relevent sizes.</p><p>Here we study the interaction of deep convection and NPF using the United Kingdom Chemistry and Aerosols (UKCA) model coupled with the Cloud-AeroSol Interacting Microphyics (CASIM) embedded in the regional configuration of UK Met Office Hadley Centre Global Environment Model (HadGEM3). We simulate several days over a 1000 km region of the Amazon at 4 km resolution. We then compare the regional model, which resolves cloud up- and downdrafts, with the global model with parameterised convection and low resolution.</p><p>Our simulations highlight three findings. Firstly, solely using a binary H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>-H<sub>2</sub>O nucleation mechanism strongly underestimates total aerosol concentrations compared to observations by a factor of 1.5-8 below 3 km over the Amazon. This points to the potential role of an additional nucleation mechanism, most likely involving biogenic compounds that occurs throughout more of the free troposphere. Secondly, deep convection transports insoluble gases such as DMS and monoterpenes vertically but not SO<sub>2</sub> or H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>. The time scale for DMS oxidation (~ 1 day) is much longer than for monoterpene (1-2 hours), which points to the importance of simulating biogenic nucleation over the Amazon in a cloud-resolving model, while lower-resolution global models may adequately capture DMS effects on H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> nucleation. Finally, we also examine the Andreae et al (2018) hypothesis of aerosol supply to the boundary layer by quantifying cloud-free and cloudy up- and downdraft transport. The transport of newly formed aerosols into the boundary layer is 8 times greater in cloud-free regions than in the clouds, but these transport processes are of similar magnitude for large aerosols.</p>

scholarly journals Can new particle formation occur in the clean marine boundary layer?

2000 ◽  
Vol 105 (D21) ◽  
pp. 26531-26546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liisa Pirjola ◽  
Colin D. O'Dowd ◽  
Ian M. Brooks ◽  
Markku Kulmala
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Marine Boundary Layer ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
New Particle Formation

scholarly journals Contribution of mixing in the ABL to new particle formation based on observations

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (18) ◽  
pp. 4781-4792 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lauros ◽  
E. D. Nilsson ◽  
M. Dal Maso ◽  
M. Kulmala
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
New Particle Formation ◽  
Saturation Ratio ◽  
Ratio Increase ◽  
Mesoscale Meteorology ◽  
Organic Vapor ◽  
Sodar Measurements ◽  
Large Eddies ◽  
Upper Boundary

Abstract. The connection between new particle formation and micro- and mesoscale meteorology was studied based on measurements at SMEAR II station in Southern Finland. We analyzed turbulent conditions described by sodar measurements and utilized these combined with surface layer measurements and a simple model to estimate the upper boundary layer conditions. Turbulence was significantly stronger on particle formation days and the organic vapor saturation ratio increase due to large eddies was stronger on event than nonevent days. We examined which variables could be the best indicators of new particle formation and concluded that the formation probability depended on the condensation sink and temporal temperature change at the top of the atmospheric boundary layer. Humidity and heat flux may also be good indicators for particle formation.

scholarly journals New particle formation infrequently observed in Himalayan foothills – why?

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 13193-13228 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Neitola ◽  
E. Asmi ◽  
M. Komppula ◽  
A.-P. Hyvärinen ◽  
T. Raatikainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Secondary Particle ◽  
Particle Formation ◽  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
New Particle Formation ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Himalayan Foothills ◽  
Particle Formation And Growth ◽  
Himalayan Aerosols

Abstract. A fraction of the Himalayan aerosols originate from secondary sources, which are currently poorly quantified. To clarify the climatic importance of regional secondary particle formation at Himalayas, data from 2005 to 2010 of continuous aerosol measurements at a high-altitude (2180 m) Indian Himalayan site, Mukteshwar, were analyzed. For this period, the days were classified, and the particle formation and growth rates were calculated for clear new particle formation (NPF) event days. The NPF events showed a pronounced seasonal cycle. The frequency of the events peaked in spring, when the ratio between event and non-event days was 53 %, whereas the events were truly sporadic on any other seasons. The annual mean particle formation and growth rates were 0.40 cm−3 s−1 and 2.43 nm h−1, respectively. The clear annual cycle was found to be mainly controlled by the seasonal evolution of the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) height together with local meteorological conditions. Spring NPF events were connected with increased PBL height, and therefore characterised as boundary layer events, while the rare events in other seasons represented lower free tropospheric particle formation.

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