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Changes in submicrometer particle distributions and light scattering during haze and fog events in a highly polluted environment

Yuskiewicz, Brett A. ; Orsini, Douglas ; Stratmann, Frank ; Wendisch, Manfred ; Wiedensohler, Alfred ; Heintzenberg, Jost ; Martinsson, Bengt G. LU ; Frank, Göran LU orcid ; Wobrock, Wolfram and Schell, Dieter (1998) In Contributions to Atmospheric Physics 71(1). p.33-45
Abstract

The changes in submicrometer atmospheric particle size distributions measured with a Differential Mobility Particle Sizer (DMPS) system during a polluted fog experiment during November, 1994 are presented in this study. Results reveal three modes commonly evident in the size distribution (3 < DN < 843 nm) measurements; the ultrafine, Aitken and accumulation with respective geometric diameters, (Dgn), of 17, 110 and 400 nm. An additional mode, appears between the ultrafine and Aitken modes (Dgn = 52 nm) in approximately one quarter of the measurements and is linked to several industrial cities upwind of the measurement site. A stabile ultrafine mode appears consistently (84% of measurements) at... (More)

The changes in submicrometer atmospheric particle size distributions measured with a Differential Mobility Particle Sizer (DMPS) system during a polluted fog experiment during November, 1994 are presented in this study. Results reveal three modes commonly evident in the size distribution (3 < DN < 843 nm) measurements; the ultrafine, Aitken and accumulation with respective geometric diameters, (Dgn), of 17, 110 and 400 nm. An additional mode, appears between the ultrafine and Aitken modes (Dgn = 52 nm) in approximately one quarter of the measurements and is linked to several industrial cities upwind of the measurement site. A stabile ultrafine mode appears consistently (84% of measurements) at 16-17 nm throughout the campaign, suggestive of a source, such as a highway in the near vicinity. During fog and haze periods number concentrations for particles less than 25 nm and greater than 400 nm decrease by 78 and 95%, respectively. These changes do not affect the aerosol scattering efficiency significantly. The overall aerosol mass scattering efficiency determined for the Po Valley region is 4.3 ± 0.6 m2 g-1. Closure is achieved for light extinction predicted from droplet distributions and measured with a transmissiometer in 37 of 39 cases during fog periods. Measured and calculated light extinction, bext, covary strongly with an R2 of 0.92.

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  author       = {{Yuskiewicz, Brett A. and Orsini, Douglas and Stratmann, Frank and Wendisch, Manfred and Wiedensohler, Alfred and Heintzenberg, Jost and Martinsson, Bengt G. and Frank, Göran and Wobrock, Wolfram and Schell, Dieter}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{02}},
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  pages        = {{33--45}},
  publisher    = {{Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft / Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbh}},
  series       = {{Contributions to Atmospheric Physics}},
  title        = {{Changes in submicrometer particle distributions and light scattering during haze and fog events in a highly polluted environment}},
  volume       = {{71}},
  year         = {{1998}},
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