Properties of Arctic Aerosol Based on Sun Photometer Long-Term Measurements in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Instruments, Methods, and Data
3. A New Model for the Ångström Exponent
3.1. Mie Calculus
3.2. Case Study: Sun Photometer-Lidar
4. Results
4.1. Trends in the AOD
4.2. Histograms of Aerosol Load and Properties
5. Discussion Concerning the Aerosol Origin
5.1. FLEXTRA Five-Day Back-Trajectories
5.1.1. Aerosol Origin Due to Arriving Air Pollution
5.1.2. Aerosol Sources and Sinks
5.1.3. Remarks on the Advection Altitude
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Definition of the Aerosol Distribution
Appendix B. Additional Mie Calculus
Appendix C. Trend of Both Modified Ångström Exponents
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Refractive Index | |||
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1.3 | m | m | m |
m | m | ||
1.5 | m | m | m |
m | |||
1.7 | m | m | m |
m | |||
Refractive Index | |||
1.3 | m | m | m |
m | |||
1.5 | m | m | m |
m | |||
1.7 | m | m | m |
m |
Year | April | May | August |
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2013 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.035 |
2014 | 0.07 | 0.056 | 0.08 |
2015 | 0.085 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
2016 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
2017 | - | 0.08 | 0.035 |
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