Aerosol light absorption coefficients and black carbon concentrations at Neumayer (2006 et seq)
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| author | Jurányi, Zsófia Weller, Rolf |
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| contents | It is obvious that the atmosphere above Antarctica is the cleanest part of the Earth's troposphere and can be employed as a large clean air laboratory to study natural conditions comparable to atmospheric processes prevailed elsewhere in preindustrial times. The nearly completely ice covered Antarctic continent is virtually free of aerosol sources while the Southern Ocean is by far the dominant source to the Antarctic aerosol body, making atmospheric sea salt and biogenic sulfur the major aerosol components. Terrestrial sources are limited to some insular rocky regions (on the Antarctic Peninsula, in the coastal dry valleys and on high mountain ranges) and volcanic activity of Mt. Erebus. Nowadays, minor anthropogenic emissions arising from fossil fuel combustion during research and tourism activities may be considered as well. On the whole these natural and anthropogenic sources constitute local or regional trace element emissions of mineral dust and specific heavy metals which are of minor importance for the overall aerosol budget of Antarctica. Therefore, Antarctica offers an outstanding place to study the background composition and the natural biogeochemical cycling of aerosol. The main task of the aerosol and trace gas observatory at Neumayer III Station is to provide continuous, year-round as well as long-term data records for important gaseous and particulate trace components of the troposphere. This collection features the aerosol absorption coefficients at a single wavelength of 637 nm, as measured by the Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP). The data sets present the results of these long term observations for the respective over-wintering periods, new datasets will be added each year. For additional information about the observatory visit homepage: https://www.awi.de/en/science/long-term-observations/atmosphere/antarctic-neumayer/air-chemistry.html. |
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| spellingShingle | Aerosol light absorption coefficients and black carbon concentrations at Neumayer (2006 et seq) Jurányi, Zsófia Weller, Rolf aerosol; aerosol absorption coefficient; AIRCHEM; Air chemistry observatory; Atmospheric chemistry; Atmospheric Chemistry @ AWI; AWI_AC; black carbon; Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica; Neumayer_based; Neumayer_SPUSO; NEUMAYER III; Spuso; SPUSO It is obvious that the atmosphere above Antarctica is the cleanest part of the Earth's troposphere and can be employed as a large clean air laboratory to study natural conditions comparable to atmospheric processes prevailed elsewhere in preindustrial times. The nearly completely ice covered Antarctic continent is virtually free of aerosol sources while the Southern Ocean is by far the dominant source to the Antarctic aerosol body, making atmospheric sea salt and biogenic sulfur the major aerosol components. Terrestrial sources are limited to some insular rocky regions (on the Antarctic Peninsula, in the coastal dry valleys and on high mountain ranges) and volcanic activity of Mt. Erebus. Nowadays, minor anthropogenic emissions arising from fossil fuel combustion during research and tourism activities may be considered as well. On the whole these natural and anthropogenic sources constitute local or regional trace element emissions of mineral dust and specific heavy metals which are of minor importance for the overall aerosol budget of Antarctica. Therefore, Antarctica offers an outstanding place to study the background composition and the natural biogeochemical cycling of aerosol. The main task of the aerosol and trace gas observatory at Neumayer III Station is to provide continuous, year-round as well as long-term data records for important gaseous and particulate trace components of the troposphere. This collection features the aerosol absorption coefficients at a single wavelength of 637 nm, as measured by the Multi-Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP). The data sets present the results of these long term observations for the respective over-wintering periods, new datasets will be added each year. For additional information about the observatory visit homepage: https://www.awi.de/en/science/long-term-observations/atmosphere/antarctic-neumayer/air-chemistry.html. |
| title | Aerosol light absorption coefficients and black carbon concentrations at Neumayer (2006 et seq) |
| topic | aerosol; aerosol absorption coefficient; AIRCHEM; Air chemistry observatory; Atmospheric chemistry; Atmospheric Chemistry @ AWI; AWI_AC; black carbon; Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica; Neumayer_based; Neumayer_SPUSO; NEUMAYER III; Spuso; SPUSO |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.987702 |