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dc.contributor.authorKirschler, Simon-
dc.contributor.authorVoigt, Christiane-
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Bruce-
dc.contributor.authorBraga, Ramon Campos-
dc.contributor.authorChen, Gao-
dc.contributor.authorCorral, Andrea F.-
dc.contributor.authorCrosbie, Ewan-
dc.contributor.authorDodashazar, Hossein-
dc.contributor.authorFerrare, Richard A.-
dc.contributor.authorHahn, Valerian-
dc.contributor.authorHendricks, Johannes-
dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, Stefan-
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Richard-
dc.contributor.authorPöhlker, Mira L.-
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Claire-
dc.contributor.authorScarino, Amy J.-
dc.contributor.authorSchollmayer, Dominik-
dc.contributor.authorShook, Michael A.-
dc.contributor.authorThornhill, K. Lee-
dc.contributor.authorWinstead, Edward-
dc.contributor.authorZiemba, Luke D.-
dc.contributor.authorSorooshian, Armin-
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T08:57:53Z-
dc.date.available2023-04-13T08:57:53Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8858-
dc.description.abstractTo determine the impact of dynamic and aerosol processes on marine low clouds, we examine the seasonal impact of updraft speed w and cloud condensation nuclei concentration at 0.43% supersaturation (NCCN0:43%) on the cloud droplet number concentration (NC) of low-level clouds over the western North Atlantic Ocean. Aerosol and cloud properties were measured with instruments on board the NASA LaRC Falcon HU-25 during the ACTIVATE (Aerosol Cloud meTeorology Interactions oVer the western ATlantic Experiment) mission in summer (August) and winter (February–March) 2020. The data are grouped into different NCCN0:43% loadings, and the density functions of NC and w near the cloud bases are compared. For low updrafts (w <1.3ms􀀀1), NC in winter is mainly limited by the updraft speed and in summer additionally by aerosols. At larger updrafts (w >3ms􀀀1), NC is impacted by the aerosol population, while at clean marine conditions cloud nucleation is aerosol-limited, and for high NCCN0:43% it is influenced by aerosols and updraft. The aerosol size distribution in winter shows a bimodal distribution in clean marine environments, which transforms to a unimodal distribution in high NCCN0:43% due to chemical and physical aerosol processes, whereas unimodal distributions prevail in summer, with a significant difference in their aerosol concentration and composition. The increase of NCCN0:43% is accompanied with an increase of organic aerosol and sulfate compounds in both seasons. We demonstrate that NC can be explained by cloud condensation nuclei activation through upwards processed air masses with varying fractions of activated aerosols. The activation highly depends on w and thus supersaturation between the different seasons, while the aerosol size distribution additionally affects NC within a season. Our results quantify the seasonal influence of w and NCCN0:43% on NC and can be used to improve the representation of low marine clouds in models.en_GB
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc530 Physikde_DE
dc.subject.ddc530 Physicsen_GB
dc.subject.ddc550 Geowissenschaftende_DE
dc.subject.ddc550 Earth sciencesen_GB
dc.subject.ddc624 Ingenieurbau und Umwelttechnikde_DE
dc.subject.ddc624 Civil engineeringen_GB
dc.titleSeasonal updraft speeds change cloud droplet number concentrations in low-level clouds over the western North Atlanticen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8842-
jgu.type.contenttypeScientific articlede
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 08 Physik, Mathematik u. Informatikde
jgu.organisation.number7940-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleAtmospheric Chemistry and Physicsde
jgu.journal.volume22de
jgu.journal.issue12de
jgu.pages.start8299de
jgu.pages.end8319de
jgu.publisher.year2022-
jgu.publisher.nameCopernicus GmbH EGUde
jgu.publisher.placeKatlenburg-Lindaude
jgu.publisher.issn1680-7375de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode530de
jgu.subject.ddccode550de
jgu.subject.ddccode624de
jgu.publisher.doi10.5194/acp-22-8299-2022de
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485-
jgu.subject.dfgNaturwissenschaftende
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