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Atmosphere, Volume 8, Issue 12

December 2017 - 28 articles

Cover Story: The carbonaceous aerosol is suspected of being more toxic than other PM10 constituents. Here, we show that the toxicological effects associated with this aerosol type are higher for smaller particle sizes—in the ultrafine particle size range (diameter < 100 nm)—that typically occur at low particle mass concentrations, and only for certain combinations of particle size and composition. View this paper
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Articles (28)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,525 Views
17 Pages

20 December 2017

Sensitivity tests based on a spectral nudging (SN) technique are conducted to analyze the effect of large-scale environmental factors on the movement of typhoon Megi (2010). The error of simulated typhoon track is effectively reduced using SN and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,244 Views
24 Pages

19 December 2017

Three river basins, i.e., the Yangtze river, the Mississippi river and the Loire river, were presented as case studies to explore the association among atmospheric circulations, moisture exports and extreme precipitations in the mid-latitudes. The ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,350 Views
15 Pages

Different Characteristics of New Particle Formation Events at Two Suburban Sites in Northern China

  • Yan Peng,
  • Yan Dong,
  • Xingmin Li,
  • Xiaodong Liu,
  • Jin Dai,
  • Chuang Chen,
  • Zipeng Dong,
  • Chuanli Du and
  • Zhaosheng Wang

19 December 2017

The formation of new atmospheric aerosol particles and their subsequent growth have been observed under different environmental conditions globally; such observations are few over northwest China. Here, we present an analysis of some case studies for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
8,268 Views
14 Pages

17 December 2017

Spatial and temporal variability analysis of precipitation is an important task in water resources planning and management. This study aims to analyze the spatial and temporal variability of precipitation in the northeastern corner of Iran using data...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,884 Views
20 Pages

Tourists, Weather and Climate. Official Tourism Promotion Websites as a Source of Information

  • María Belén Gómez-Martín,
  • Xosé Antón Armesto-López and
  • Emilio Martínez-Ibarra

17 December 2017

On the basis of the establishment and analysis of 29 indicators, this article analyses the quality of the climate and meteorological information that is provided to tourists on the websites of the bodies responsible for promoting Spanish tourist dest...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,231 Views
14 Pages

The Exceptionally Cold January of 2017 over the Balkan Peninsula: A Climatological and Synoptic Analysis

  • Christina Anagnostopoulou,
  • Konstantia Tolika,
  • Georgia Lazoglou and
  • Panagiotis Maheras

15 December 2017

An exceptionally cold episode occurred in January 2017 over the Balkan Peninsula. Analysis of historical records showed that it was one of the coldest extreme episodes. Even though the low temperatures of January 2017 did not break previous low recor...

  • Letter
  • Open Access
42 Citations
13,008 Views
10 Pages

On the Precipitation and Precipitation Change in Alaska

  • Gerd Wendler,
  • Telayna Gordon and
  • Martin Stuefer

15 December 2017

Alaska observes very large differences in precipitation throughout the state; southeast Alaska experiences consistently wet conditions, while northern Arctic Alaska observes very dry conditions. The maximum mean annual precipitation of 5727 mm is obs...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,907 Views
15 Pages

13 December 2017

The Typhoon Nakri passed the Jeju Island in Korea (1–3 August 2014) and recorded one-day rainfall of 1182 mm at Witse-Oreum (a place name where a small volcanic cone is) of the Hallasan Mountain, Korea. This one-day rainfall amount was the highest ra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,656 Views
50 Pages

An Evaluation of the CHIMERE Chemistry Transport Model to Simulate Dust Outbreaks across the Northern Hemisphere in March 2014

  • Bertrand Bessagnet,
  • Laurent Menut,
  • Augustin Colette,
  • Florian Couvidat,
  • Mo Dan,
  • Sylvain Mailler,
  • Laurent Létinois,
  • Véronique Pont and
  • Laurence Rouïl

13 December 2017

Mineral dust is one of the most important aerosols over the world, affecting health and climate. These mineral particles are mainly emitted over arid areas but may be long-range transported, impacting the local budget of air quality in urban areas. W...

  • Article
  • Open Access
74 Citations
13,247 Views
41 Pages

First Results of the “Carbonaceous Aerosol in Rome and Environs (CARE)” Experiment: Beyond Current Standards for PM10

  • Francesca Costabile,
  • Honey Alas,
  • Michaela Aufderheide,
  • Pasquale Avino,
  • Fulvio Amato,
  • Stefania Argentini,
  • Francesca Barnaba,
  • Massimo Berico,
  • Vera Bernardoni and
  • Riccardo Biondi
  • + 35 authors

12 December 2017

In February 2017 the “Carbonaceous Aerosol in Rome and Environs (CARE)” experiment was carried out in downtown Rome to address the following specific questions: what is the color, size, composition, and toxicity of the carbonaceous aerosol in the Med...

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