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author Weller, Rolf
Minikin, Andreas
Petzold, Andreas
Wagenbach, Dietmar
König-Langlo, Gert
author_facet Weller, Rolf
Minikin, Andreas
Petzold, Andreas
Wagenbach, Dietmar
König-Langlo, Gert
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Continuous black carbon (BC) observations were conducted from 1999 through 2009 by an Aethalometer (AE10) and from 2006 through 2011 by a Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP) at Neumayer Station (NM) under stringent contamination control. Considering the respective observation period, BC concentrations measured by the MAAP were somewhat higher (median ± standard deviation: 2.1 ± 2.0 ng/m**3) compared to the AE10 results (1.6 ± 2.1 ng/m**3). Neither for the AE10 nor for the MAAP data set a significant long-term trend could be detected. Consistently a pronounced seasonality was observed with both instruments showing a primary annual maximum between October and November and a minimum in April with a maximum/minimum ratio of 4.5/1.6 = 3.8 and 2.7/0.64 = 4.2 for the MAAP and AE10 data, respectively. Occasionally a secondary summer maximum in January/February was visible. With the aim to assess the impact of BC on optical properties of the aerosol at NM, we evaluated the BC data along with particle scattering coefficients measured by an integrating nephelometer. We found the mean single scattering albedo of w550 = 0.992 ± 0.0090 (median: 0.994) at a wavelength of 550 nm with a range of values from 0.95 to 1.0.
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spellingShingle Time series of black carbon aerosol measurements from Neumayer Station, 1999-2011
Weller, Rolf
Minikin, Andreas
Petzold, Andreas
Wagenbach, Dietmar
König-Langlo, Gert
Aerosol absorption at 550 nm; Aerosol backscattering ratio at 550 nm; Aerosol scattering at 550 nm; Aerosol single-scattering albedo at 550 nm; Aethalometer AE10; Air chemistry observatory; Albedo; Atmospheric Chemistry @ AWI; AWI_AC; Black carbon, aerosol; DATE/TIME; Date/time end; Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica; Duration, number of days; HEIGHT above ground; Multi-angle absorption photometer (MAAP); Multi-angle absorption photometer (MAAP) and nephelometer (in combination); Nephelometer; Neumayer_based; Neumayer_SPUSO; NEUMAYER III; NMR; PYRA; Pyranometer; SPUSO
Continuous black carbon (BC) observations were conducted from 1999 through 2009 by an Aethalometer (AE10) and from 2006 through 2011 by a Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP) at Neumayer Station (NM) under stringent contamination control. Considering the respective observation period, BC concentrations measured by the MAAP were somewhat higher (median ± standard deviation: 2.1 ± 2.0 ng/m**3) compared to the AE10 results (1.6 ± 2.1 ng/m**3). Neither for the AE10 nor for the MAAP data set a significant long-term trend could be detected. Consistently a pronounced seasonality was observed with both instruments showing a primary annual maximum between October and November and a minimum in April with a maximum/minimum ratio of 4.5/1.6 = 3.8 and 2.7/0.64 = 4.2 for the MAAP and AE10 data, respectively. Occasionally a secondary summer maximum in January/February was visible. With the aim to assess the impact of BC on optical properties of the aerosol at NM, we evaluated the BC data along with particle scattering coefficients measured by an integrating nephelometer. We found the mean single scattering albedo of w550 = 0.992 ± 0.0090 (median: 0.994) at a wavelength of 550 nm with a range of values from 0.95 to 1.0.
title Time series of black carbon aerosol measurements from Neumayer Station, 1999-2011
topic Aerosol absorption at 550 nm; Aerosol backscattering ratio at 550 nm; Aerosol scattering at 550 nm; Aerosol single-scattering albedo at 550 nm; Aethalometer AE10; Air chemistry observatory; Albedo; Atmospheric Chemistry @ AWI; AWI_AC; Black carbon, aerosol; DATE/TIME; Date/time end; Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica; Duration, number of days; HEIGHT above ground; Multi-angle absorption photometer (MAAP); Multi-angle absorption photometer (MAAP) and nephelometer (in combination); Nephelometer; Neumayer_based; Neumayer_SPUSO; NEUMAYER III; NMR; PYRA; Pyranometer; SPUSO
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.807032