Vertical aerosol physico-chemical properties in a subsiding air mass

C. D. O'Dowd; M. H. Smith; I. M. Stromberg

doi:10.1016/0021-8502(92)90546-8

Vertical aerosol physico-chemical properties in a subsiding air mass

C. D. O'Dowd
, M. H. Smith
, I. M. Stromberg

University of Manchester

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Abstract

An airborne volatility system, comprising an optical particle counter (0.05 ≤ r ≤ 1.5 μm) and four heated intake tubes, has been mounted in the UMIST aircraft and used to investigate the vertical structure and composition of atmospheric aerosol, in semi-rural northern England during a period of a subsiding air mass. Large variations were observed in the vertical profiles of the aerosol which depended upon the thermodynamic structure of the atmospheric boundary layer. Differences in aerosol composition were also noted between observations within the mixed layer and above the main inversion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	857-860
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Aerosol Science
Volume	23
Issue number	SUPPL. 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-8502(92)90546-8
Publication status	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

aircraft measurements
Rural aerosol
size spectra
vertical profiles
volatility technique

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Vertical aerosol physico-chemical properties in a subsiding air mass

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