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2012
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Aerosol observations and growth rates downwind of the anvil of a deep tropical thunderstorm
Aerosol observations and growth rates downwind of the anvil of a deep tropical thunderstorm
We present a case study of Aitken and accumulation mode aerosol observed downwind of the anvil of a deep tropical thunderstorm. The measurements were made by condensation nuclei counters flown on the Egrett high-altitude aircraft from Darwin during the ACTIVE campaign, in monsoon conditions producin...
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Personal Name(s): | Waddicor, D.A. |
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Vaughan, G. / Choularton, T.W. / Bower, K.N. / Coe, H. / Gallagher, M. / Williams, P.I. / Flynn, M. / Volz-Thomas, A. / Pätz, H.-W. / Isaac, P. / Hacker, J. / Arnold, F. / Schlager, H. / Whiteway, J.A. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Troposphäre; IEK-8 |
Published in: | Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 12 (2012) S. 6157 - 6172 |
Imprint: |
Katlenburg-Lindau
EGU
2012
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Physical Description: |
6157 - 6172 |
DOI: |
10.5194/acp-12-6157-2012 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Atmosphäre und Klima |
Series Title: |
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
12 |
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Please use the identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/7544 in citations.
We present a case study of Aitken and accumulation mode aerosol observed downwind of the anvil of a deep tropical thunderstorm. The measurements were made by condensation nuclei counters flown on the Egrett high-altitude aircraft from Darwin during the ACTIVE campaign, in monsoon conditions producing widespread convection over land and ocean. Maximum measured concentrations of aerosol with diameter greater than 10 nm were 25 000 cm(-3) (STP). By calculating back-trajectories from the observations, and projecting onto infrared satellite images, the time since the air exited cloud was estimated. In this way a time scale of about 3 hours was derived for the Aitken aerosol concentration to reach its peak. We examine the hypothesis that the growth in aerosol concentrations can be explained by production of sulphuric acid from SO2 followed by particle nucleation and coagulation. Estimates of the sulphuric acid production rate show that the observations are only consistent with this hypothesis if the particles coagulate to sizes > 10 nm much more quickly than is suggested by current theory. Alternatively, other condensible gases (possibly organic) drive the growth of aerosol particles in the TTL. |