Aerosol chemistry above an extended archipelago of the eastern Mediterranean basin during strong northern winds
E Athanasopoulou,E Athanasopoulou,Anna P. Protonotariou,E. Bossioli,A. Dandou,Maria Tombrou,James Allan,Hugh Coe,Nikos Mihalopoulos,J. Kalogiros,Asan Bacak,Jean Sciare,Jean Sciare,George Biskos,George Biskos,George Biskos +15 more
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In this paper, detailed aerosol chemical predictions by a comprehensive model system (i.e., PMCAMx, WRF, GEOS-CHEM), along with airborne and ground-based observations, are presented and analyzed over a wide domain covering the Aegean Archipelago.Abstract:
. Detailed aerosol chemical predictions by a comprehensive model system (i.e. PMCAMx, WRF, GEOS-CHEM), along with airborne and ground-based observations, are presented and analysed over a wide domain covering the Aegean Archipelago. The studied period is 10 successive days in 2011, characterized by strong northern winds, which is the most frequently prevailing synoptic pattern during summer. The submicron aerosol load in the lower troposphere above the archipelago is homogenously enriched in sulfate (average modelled and measured submicron sulfate of 5.5 and 5.8 μg m−3, respectively), followed by organics (2.3 and 4.4 μg m−3) and ammonium (1.5 and 1.7 μg m−3). Aerosol concentrations smoothly decline aloft, reaching lower values (read more
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