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Ice nucleating particles over the Eastern Mediterranean measured by unmanned aircraft systems

  • During an intensive field campaign on aerosol, clouds and ice nucleation in the Eastern Mediterranean in April 2016, we have measured the abundance of ice nucleating particles (INP) in the lower troposphere from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Aerosol samples were collected by miniaturized electrostatic precipitators onboard the UAS at altitudes up to 2.5 km. The number of INP in these samples, which are active in the deposition and condensation modes at temperatures from −20 to −30 ◦C, were analyzed immediately after collection on site using the ice nucleus counter FRIDGE. During the one month campaign we encountered a series of Saharan dust plumes that traveled at several kilometers altitude. Here we present INP data from 42 individual flights, together with aerosol number concentrations, observations of lidar backscattering, dust concentrations derived by the dust transport model DREAM (Dust Regional Atmospheric Model), and results from scanning electron microscopy. The effect of the dust plumes is reflected by the coincidence of INP with the particulate mass (PM), the lidar signal and with the predicted dust mass of the model. This suggests that mineral dust or a constituent related to dust was a major contributor to the ice nucleating properties of the aerosol. Peak concentrations of above 100 INP std.l -1 were measured at −30 ◦C. The INP concentration in elevated plumes was on average a factor of 10 higher than at ground level. Since desert dust is transported for long distances over wide areas of the globe predominantly at several km altitude we conclude that INP measurements at ground level may be of limited significance for the situation at the level of cloud formation.

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Author:Jann Erik SchrodORCiDGND, Daniel Weber, Jaqueline Drücke, Christos KeleshisORCiD, Michael PikridasORCiD, Martin EbertGND, Bojan CvetkovićORCiD, Slobodan Nickovic, Eleni Marinou, Holger BaarsORCiDGND, Mihalis Vrekoussis, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Jean SciareORCiD, Joachim CurtiusORCiD, Heinz BingemerGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-438217
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2016-1098
ISSN:1680-7375
ISSN:1680-7367
Parent Title (English):Atmospheric chemistry and physics. Discussions
Publisher:EGU
Place of publication:Katlenburg-Lindau
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2017/08/24
Year of first Publication:2016
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2017/08/24
Volume:16
Page Number:36
First Page:1
Last Page:36
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© Author(s) 2016. CC-BY 3.0 License.
HeBIS-PPN:424009277
Institutes:Geowissenschaften / Geographie / Geowissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0