13-month climatology of the aerosol hygroscopicity at the free tropospheric site Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.)
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Publikationsdatum
16.11.2010
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Studiengang
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01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
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Übergeordnetes Werk
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
10
Ausgabe / Nummer
22
Seiten / Dauer
10717-10732
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Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Copernicus
Verlagsort / Veranstaltungsort
Göttingen
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Zusammenfassung
A hygroscopicity tandem differential mobility analyzer (HTDMA) was operated at the high-alpine site Jungfraujoch in order to characterize the hygroscopic diameter growth factors of the free tropospheric Aitken and accumulation mode aerosol. More than ~5000 h of valid data were collected for the dry diameters D0 = 35, 50, 75, 110, 165, and 265 nm during the 13-month measurement period from 1 May 2008 through 31 May 2009. No distinct seasonal variability of the hygroscopic properties was observed. Annual mean hygroscopic diameter growth factors (D/D0) at 90% relative humidity were found to be 1.34, 1.43, and 1.46 for D0 = 50, 110, and 265 nm, respectively. This size dependence can largely be attributed to the Kelvin effect because corresponding values of the hygroscopicity parameter κ are nearly independent of size. The mean hygroscopicity of the Aitken and accumulation mode aerosol at the free tropospheric site Jungfraujoch was found to be κ≈0.24 with little variability throughout the year. The impact of Saharan dust events, a frequent phenomenon at the Jungfraujoch, on aerosol hygroscopicity was shown to be negligible for D0<265 nm. Thermally driven injections of planetary boundary layer (PBL) air, particularly observed in the early afternoon of summer days with convective anticyclonic weather conditions, lead to a decrease of aerosol hygroscopicity. However, the effect of PBL influence is not seen in the annual mean hygroscopicity data because the effect is small and those conditions (weather class, season and time of day) with PBL influence are relatively rare. Aerosol hygroscopicity was found to be virtually independent of synoptic wind direction during advective weather situations, i.e. when horizontal motion of the atmosphere dominates over thermally driven convection. This indicates that the hygroscopic behavior of the aerosol observed at the Jungfraujoch can be considered representative of the lower free troposphere on at least a regional if not continental scale.
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550 - Geowissenschaften
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Enddatum der Ausstellung
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Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
ISSN
1680-7324
1680-7316
1680-7316
Sprache
Englisch
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Nein
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Veröffentlicht
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Peer-Review der ganzen Publikation
Open Access-Status
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Zitation
KAMMERMANN, Lukas, Martin GYSEL, Ernest WEINGARTNER und Urs BALTENSPERGER, 2010. 13-month climatology of the aerosol hygroscopicity at the free tropospheric site Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 16 November 2010. Bd. 10, Nr. 22, S. 10717–10732. DOI 10.5194/acp-10-10717-2010. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-9666