scholarly journals Lidar derived properties of air-masses advected from Ukraine, Sahara and Carpathian mountains to Warsaw, Poland on 9 - 11 August 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 05003
Author(s):  
Lucja Janicka ◽  
Dominika Szczepanik ◽  
Karolina Borek ◽  
Birgit Heese ◽  
Iwona S. Stachlewska
Keyword(s):  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Carpathian Mountains ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Backward Trajectories ◽  
Derived Properties ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Different Origin

The aerosol layers of different origin, suspended in the atmosphere on 9-11 August 2015 were observed with the PollyXT-UW lidar in Warsaw, Poland. The HYSPLIT ensemble backward trajectories indicate that the observed air-masses attribute to a few different sources, among others, possible transport paths from Ukraine, Slovakia, and Africa. In this paper, we attempt to analyse and discuss the properties of aerosol particles of different origin that were suspended over Warsaw during this event.

scholarly journals Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio in PM1 and size segregated aerosol particles over the Baltic Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inga Garbarienė ◽  
Vidmantas Remeikis ◽  
Agnë Mašalaitė ◽  
Andrius Garbaras ◽  
Tpmasz Petelski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Size Range ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Formation Mechanisms ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
The Baltic

We analysed δ13C of total carbon (TC) and δ15N of total nitrogen (TN) in submicron (PM1) and size segregated aerosol particles (PM0.056–2.5) collected during a cruise in the Baltic Sea from 9 to 17 November 2012. PM1 were characterized by the highest δ13C (–26.4‰) and lowest δ15N (–0.2 and 0.8‰) values when air masses arrived from the southwest direction (Poland). The obtained δ13C values indicated that combined emissions of coal and diesel/gasoline combustion were the most likely sources of TC. The depleted δ15N values indicated that TN originated mainly from liquid fuel combustion (road traffic, shipping) during this period. The lowest δ13C and highest δ15N values were determined in PM1 samples during the western airflow when the air masses had no recent contact with land. The highest δ15N values were probably associated with chemical aging of nitrogenous species during long-range transport, the lowest δ13C values could be related to emissions from diesel/gasoline combustion, potentially from ship traffic. The δ13C analysis of size-segregated aerosol particles PM0.056–2.5 revealed that the lowest δ13C values were observed in the size range from 0.056 to 0.18 µm and gradual 13C enrichment occurred in the size range from 0.18 to 2.5 µm due to different sources or formation mechanisms of the aerosols.

scholarly journals CCN measurements at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Research Station during three austral summers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Herenz ◽  
Heike Wex ◽  
Alexander Mangold ◽  
Quentin Laffineur ◽  
Irina V. Gorodestkaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Aerosol Particle ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Austral Summer ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
Aitken Mode

Abstract. For three austral summer seasons (2013–2016, each from December to February) aerosol particles arriving at the Belgian Antarctic research station Princess Elisabeth (PE), in Dronning Maud Land in East Antarctica were characterized in terms of number concentrations of total aerosol particles (NCN) and cloud condensation nuclei (NCCN), the particle number size distribution (PNSD), the aerosol particle hygroscopicity and the influence of the air mass origin on NCN and NCCN. In general NCN was found to range from 40 to 6700 cm−3 with a median of 333 cm−3, while NCCN was found to cover a range between less than 10 and 1300 cm−3 for supersaturations (SS) between 0.1 and 0.7 %. It is shown that the aerosol is Aitken mode dominated and is characterized by a significant amount of freshly, secondarily formed aerosol particles, with 94 % and 36 % of the aerosol particles are smaller than 90 nm and ≈ 35 nm, respectively. Measurements of the basic meteorological parameters as well as the history of the air masses arriving at the measurement station indicate that the station is influenced by both, continental air masses originating from the Antarctic inland ice sheet (continental events – CE) and marine air masses originating from the Southern Ocean (marine events – ME). CEs came along with rather constant NCN and NCCN values, which we denote to be Antarctic continental background concentrations. MEs however cause large fluctuations in NCN and NCCN caused by scavenging due to precipitation or new particle formation based on marine precursors. The application of Hysplit back trajectories in form of the potential source contribution function (PSCF) analysis indicate, that the region of the Southern Ocean is a potential source of Aitken mode particles. For particles larger than ≈ 110 nm (CCN measured at SS of 0.1 %) the Antarctic ice shelf regions were found to be a potential source region, most likely due to the emission of sea salt aerosol particles, released from snow particles from surface snow layers by sublimation, e.g., during periods of high wind speed, leading to drifting or blowing snow. On the basis of the PNSDs and NCCN, the critical diameter for cloud droplet activation and the aerosol particle hygroscopicity parameter κ were determined to be 110 nm and 1, respectively, for a SS of 0.1 %. The region of the Antarctic inland plateau however was not found to feature a significant source region for CN and CCN measured at the PE station in austral summer.

scholarly journals Chemical analysis of refractory stratospheric aerosol particles collected within the arctic vortex and inside polar stratospheric clouds

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Ebert ◽  
Ralf Weigel ◽  
Konrad Kandler ◽  
Gebhard Günther ◽  
Sergej Molleker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Stratospheric Aerosol ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Polar Stratospheric Clouds ◽  
Metal Mixtures ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Size And Morphology ◽  
Stratospheric Clouds

Abstract. Stratospheric aerosol particles with diameters larger than about 10 nm were collected within the arctic vortex during two polar flight campaigns: RECONCILE in winter 2010 and ESSenCe in winter 2011. Impactors were installed on board of the aircraft M-55 Geophysica, which was operated from Kiruna, Sweden. Flights were performed in a height of up to 21 km and some of the particle samples were taken within distinct polar stratospheric clouds (PSC). The chemical composition, size and morphology of refractory particles were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis. During ESSenCe no refractory particles with diameters above 500 nm were sampled. In total 116 small silicate-, Fe-rich-, Pb-rich and aluminum oxide spheres were found. In contrast to ESSenCe early winter, during the late winter RECONCILE mission the air masses were subsiding inside the Arctic winter vortex from upper stratosphere and mesosphere, thus initializing a transport of refractory aerosol particles into the lower stratosphere. During RECONCILE 759 refractory particles with diameters above 500 nm were found consisting of silicates, silicate/carbon mixtures, Fe-rich particles, Ca-rich particles and complex metal mixtures. In the size range below 500 nm additionally the presence of soot was proven. While the data base is still sparse, the general tendency of a lower abundance of refractory particles during PSC events compared to non-PSC situations was observed. The detection of such large refractory particles in the stratosphere, and the fact that these particles were not observed in the particle samples (upper size limit about 5 µm) taken during PSC events, strengthen the hypothesis that such particles are present in the polar stratosphere in late winter and that they can provide a surface for heterogeneous condensation during PSC formation.

scholarly journals Seasonal characteristics of trace gas transport into the extratropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 7073-7103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoichi Inai ◽  
Ryo Fujita ◽  
Toshinobu Machida ◽  
Hidekazu Matsueda ◽  
Yousuke Sawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Stratosphere ◽  
Trace Gases ◽  
Source Region ◽  
Lower Troposphere ◽  
Trace Gas ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Backward Trajectories ◽  
Upper Troposphere ◽  
Passive Behavior ◽  
Seasonal Characteristics

Abstract. To investigate the seasonal characteristics of trace gas distributions in the extratropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (ExUTLS) as well as stratosphere–troposphere exchange processes, origin fractions of air masses originating in the stratosphere, tropical troposphere, midlatitude lower troposphere (LT), and high-latitude LT in the ExUTLS are estimated using 10-year backward trajectories calculated with European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) ERA-Interim data as the meteorological input. Time series of trace gases obtained from ground-based and airborne observations are incorporated into the trajectories, thus reconstructing spatiotemporal distributions of trace gases in the ExUTLS. The reconstructed tracer distributions are analyzed with the origin fractions and the stratospheric age of air (AoA) estimated using the backward trajectories. The reconstructed distributions of SF6 and CO2 in the ExUTLS are linearly correlated with those of AoA because of their chemically passive behavior and quasi-stable increasing trends in the troposphere. Distributions of CH4, N2O, and CO are controlled primarily by chemical decay along the transport path from the source region via the stratosphere and subsequent mixing of such stratospheric air masses with tropospheric air masses in the ExUTLS.

scholarly journals Chemical analysis of refractory stratospheric aerosol particles collected within the arctic vortex and inside polar stratospheric clouds

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 8405-8421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Ebert ◽  
Ralf Weigel ◽  
Konrad Kandler ◽  
Gebhard Günther ◽  
Sergej Molleker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Stratospheric Aerosol ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Polar Stratospheric Clouds ◽  
Metal Mixtures ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Size And Morphology ◽  
Stratospheric Clouds

Abstract. Stratospheric aerosol particles with diameters larger than about 10 nm were collected within the arctic vortex during two polar flight campaigns: RECONCILE in winter 2010 and ESSenCe in winter 2011. Impactors were installed on board the aircraft M-55 Geophysica, which was operated from Kiruna, Sweden. Flights were performed at a height of up to 21 km and some of the particle samples were taken within distinct polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs). The chemical composition, size and morphology of refractory particles were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis. During ESSenCe no refractory particles with diameters above 500 nm were sampled. In total 116 small silicate, Fe-rich, Pb-rich and aluminum oxide spheres were found. In contrast to ESSenCe in early winter, during the late-winter RECONCILE mission the air masses were subsiding inside the Arctic winter vortex from the upper stratosphere and mesosphere, thus initializing a transport of refractory aerosol particles into the lower stratosphere. During RECONCILE, 759 refractory particles with diameters above 500 nm were found consisting of silicates, silicate ∕ carbon mixtures, Fe-rich particles, Ca-rich particles and complex metal mixtures. In the size range below 500 nm the presence of soot was also proven. While the data base is still sparse, the general tendency of a lower abundance of refractory particles during PSC events compared to non-PSC situations was observed. The detection of large refractory particles in the stratosphere, as well as the experimental finding that these particles were not observed in the particle samples (upper size limit ∼  5 µm) taken during PSC events, strengthens the hypothesis that such particles are present in the lower polar stratosphere in late winter and have provided a surface for heterogeneous nucleation during PSC formation.

scholarly journals Spatial analysis of air masses backward trajectories in order to identify distant sources of fine particulate matter emission / Analiza przestrzenna wstecznych trajektorii mas powietrza w celu rozpoznania odległych źródeł emisji pyłu drobnego

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Godłowska ◽  
Monika J. Hajto ◽  
A. Monika Tomaszewska
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Fine Particulate Matter ◽  
Emission Sources ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Backward Trajectories ◽  
Particulate Matter Emission ◽  
Aggregate Information ◽  
Fine Particulate ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The paper presents a method of identifying distant emission sources of fine particulate matter PM2.5 affecting significantly PM2.5 concentrations at a given location. The method involves spatial analysis of aggregate information about PM2.5 concentrations measured at the location and air masses backward trajectories calculated by HYSPLIT model. The method was examined for three locations of PM2.5 measurement stations (Diabla Góra, Gdańsk, and Katowice) which represented different environmental conditions. The backward trajectories were calculated starting from different heights (30, 50, 100 and 150 m a. g. l.). All points of a single backward trajectory were assigned to the PM2.5 concentration corresponding to the date and the site of the beginning of trajectory calculation. Daily average concentrations of PM2.5 were used, and in the case of Gdańsk also hourly ones. It enabled to assess the effectiveness of the presented method using daily averages if hourly ones were not available. Locations of distant sources of fine particulate matter emission were determined by assigning to each grid node a mean value of PM2.5 concentrations associated with the trajectories points located within the so-called search ellipse. Nearby sources of fine particulate matter emission were eliminated by filtering the trajectories points located close to each other (so-called duplicates). The analyses covered the period of January-March 2010. The results indicated the different origin of air masses in the northern and southern Poland. In Diabla Góra and Gdańsk the distant sources of fine particulate matter emission are identified in Belarus and Russia. In Katowice the impact of the Belarusian PM2.5 emission sources was also noted but as the most important fine particulate matter emission sources were considered those located in the area of Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Ukraine.

scholarly journals Elemental content of PM<sub>2.5</sub> aerosol particles collected in Göteborg during the Göte-2005 campaign in February 2005

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 2597-2606 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Boman ◽  
M. J. Gatari ◽  
S. Janhäll ◽  
A. S. Shannigrahi ◽  
A. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Urban Air Pollution ◽  
Trace Element Analysis ◽  
Rural Site ◽  
Elemental Content ◽  
Local Wind ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Urban Sites

Abstract. The Göte–2005 measurement campaign aimed at studying the influence of the winter thermal inversions on urban air pollution. Elemental speciation of PM2.5 aerosol particles, collected on Teflon filters at three urban sites and one rural site in the Göteborg region, was a major part of the study. Trace element analysis was done by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry and the concentrations of S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Br and Pb were determined. The elemental content of the particles, local wind speed and direction, and backward trajectories were used to investigate possible sources for the pollutants. We concluded that S, V, Ni, Br, and Pb had their main sources outside the central Göteborg area, since elevated concentrations of these elements were not observed during an inversion episode. Sea traffic and harbour activities were identified, primarily by the S and V content of the particles. This study showed that the elemental analysis by EDXRF presents valuable information for tracing the origin of air masses arriving at a measurement site.

scholarly journals Measurement report: Ice nucleating abilities of biomass burning, African dust, and sea spray aerosol particles over the Yucatan Peninsula

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Córdoba ◽  
Carolina Ramirez-Romero ◽  
Diego Cabrera ◽  
Graciela B. Raga ◽  
Javier Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
African Dust ◽  
Site Density ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
Surface Active ◽  
Field Campaigns ◽  
Aerosol Types ◽  
Aerosol Type

Abstract. Most precipitation from deep clouds over the continents and in the intertropical convergence zone is strongly influenced by the presence of ice crystals, whose formation requires the presence of ice nucleating particles (INP). Although there are a large number of INP sources, the ice nucleating abilities of aerosol particles emitted from oceans, deserts, and wildfires are poorly described at tropical latitudes. To fill this gap in knowledge, the UNAM-MicroOrifice Uniform Deposit Impactor-Droplet Freezing Technique (UNAM-MOUDI-DFT) was built. Aerosol samples were collected in Sisal and Merida, Yucatan (Mexico) under the influence of cold fronts, biomass burning (BB), and African dust (AD), during five short-term field campaigns between January 2017 and July 2018. The three different aerosol types were distinguished by characterizing their physicochemical properties. Marine aerosol (MA), BB, and AD air masses were found to contain INP; the highest concentrations were found for AD (from 0.071 L−1 to 36.07 L−1), followed by MA (from 0.068 L−1 to 18.90 L−1), and BB (from 0.063 L−1 to 10.21 L−1). However, MA had the highest surface active site density (ns) between −15 °C and −30 °C. Additionally, supermicron particles contributed more than 72 % of the total INP concentration independent of aerosol type; MA had the largest contribution from supermicron particles.

scholarly journals Antarctic new particle formation from continental biogenic precursors

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 32741-32794 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.-M. Kyrö ◽  
V.-M. Kerminen ◽  
A. Virkkula ◽  
M. Dal Maso ◽  
J. Parshintsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Condensation Nuclei ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Aerosol Formation ◽  
Nostoc Commune ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Continental Antarctica ◽  
Antarctic Continent ◽  
Marine Areas ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
First Time

Abstract. Over Antarctica, aerosol particles originate almost entirely from marine areas, with minor contribution from long-range transported dust or anthropogenic material. The Antarctic continent itself, unlike all other continental areas, has been thought to be practically free of aerosol sources. Here we present evidence of local aerosol production associated with melt-water ponds in the continental Antarctica. We show that in air masses passing such ponds, new aerosol particles are efficiently formed and these particles grow up to sizes where they may act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). The precursor vapours responsible for aerosol formation and growth originate very likely from highly abundant cyanobacteria Nostoc commune (Vaucher) communities of local ponds. This is the first time when freshwater vegetation has been identified as an aerosol precursor source. The influence of the new source on clouds and climate may increase in future Antarctica, and possibly elsewhere undergoing accelerating summer melting of semi-permanent snow cover.

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