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Ultrafine particles in the lower troposphere: major sources, invisible plumes and meteorological transport processes

Junkermann, Wolfgang; Hacker, Jorg

Abstract:

Ultrafine particles in the atmosphere are key factors for aerosol cloud interaction as they affect cloud droplet size distributions, latent heat transport into elevated layers via droplet evaporation and precipitation properties via delayed raindrop generation and possibly invigoration of torrential rains. They are spatially and temporarily highly uneven distributed, suggesting the presence of strong sources either for primary particle emissions or for particle precursor materials. Airborne investigations now allowed to identify major anthropogenic primary particle sources, their strength and contribution to the ultrafine particle budget. Current industrial flue gas cleaning technologies favor the production of nucleation mode aerosol by gas to particle conversion which is emitted into mid elevations of the planetary boundary layer, transported over hundreds of km and vertically mixed by thermal convection on different time scales. These sources also emit a suitable mixture of sulphur and nitrogen compounds and ammonia, key components for aerosol nucleation from gas to particle conversion. Meteorological transport and the results of three dimensional in situ measurements explain both the spatial and temporal patterns of number and size distributions of ultrafine nucleation mode particles observed. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000096747
Veröffentlicht am 23.07.2019
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Atmosphärische Umweltforschung (IMK-IFU)
Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Atmosphärische Aerosolforschung (IMKAAF)
KIT-Zentrum Klima und Umwelt (ZKU)
Publikationstyp Vortrag
Publikationsdatum 15.05.2019
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000096747
HGF-Programm 12.03.03 (POF III, LK 01) Gas to particle conversion
Veranstaltung 7th UFP Conference : International Symposium on Ultrafine Particles - Air Quality and Climate (2019), Brüssel, Belgien, 15.05.2019 – 16.05.2019
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