A 17 month climatology of the cloud condensation nuclei number concentration at the high alpine site Jungfraujoch
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Autor:innen
Jurányi, Zsófia
Bukowiecki, Nicolas
Kammermann, Lorenz
Baltensperger, Urs
Autor:in (Körperschaft)
Publikationsdatum
24.05.2011
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Studiengang
Typ
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Herausgeber:innen
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Übergeordnetes Werk
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
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Reihe / Serie
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
116
Ausgabe / Nummer
D10
Seiten / Dauer
Patentnummer
Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Wiley
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Zusammenfassung
Between May 2008 and September 2009 the cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) number concentration, NCCN, was measured at the high alpine site Jungfraujoch, which is located in the free troposphere most of the time. Measurements at 10 different supersaturations (0.12%–1.18%) were made using a CCN counter (CCNC). The monthly median NCCN values show a distinct seasonal variability with ∼5–12 times higher values in summer than in winter. The major part of this variation can be explained by the seasonal amplitude of total aerosol number concentration (∼4.5 times higher values in summer), but it is further amplified (factor of ∼1.1–2.6) by a shift of the particle number size distribution toward slightly larger sizes in summer. In contrast to the extensive properties, the monthly median of the critical dry diameter, above which the aerosols activate as CCN, does not show a seasonal cycle (relative standard deviations of the monthly median critical dry diameters at the different supersaturations are 4–9%) or substantial variability (relative standard deviations of individual data points at the different supersaturations are less than 18–37%). The mean CCN-derived hygroscopicity of the aerosol corresponds to a value of the hygroscopicity parameter κ of 0.20 (assuming a surface tension of pure water) with moderate supersaturation dependence. NCCN can be reliably predicted throughout the measurement period with knowledge of the above-mentioned averaged κ value and highly time-resolved (∼5 min) particle number size distribution data. The predicted NCCN was within 0.74 to 1.29 times the measured value during 80% of the time (94,499 data points in total at 10 different supersaturations).
Schlagwörter
Fachgebiet (DDC)
550 - Geowissenschaften
500 - Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik
500 - Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik
Veranstaltung
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Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
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ISBN
ISSN
2169-897X
2169-8996
2169-8996
Sprache
Englisch
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Nein
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Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
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Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
Closed
Lizenz
Zitation
JURÁNYI, Zsófia, Martin GYSEL, Ernest WEINGARTNER, Nicolas BUKOWIECKI, Lorenz KAMMERMANN und Urs BALTENSPERGER, 2011. A 17 month climatology of the cloud condensation nuclei number concentration at the high alpine site Jungfraujoch. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 24 Mai 2011. Bd. 116, Nr. D10. DOI 10.1029/2010jd015199. Verfügbar unter: https://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/46250