Profiling of aerosol concentrations, particle size distributions and relative humidity in the atmospheric surface layer over the North Sea
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Results are presented from measurements in the lower 15 m of the marine atmospheric surface layer. The paper is focussed on the comparison of the profile data obtained with the Rotorod and the optical scatterometer. These instruments are based on different physical principles. Results show that fluctuations of particle total area concentrations are correlated with the motion of the waves under the sampler. Simultaneous time-series measurements of relative humidity do not reveal a distinct wave influence. This suggests that water vapour is transported by turbulent (molecular) diffusion on a time scale that is much faster than the time scale for particle transport. -from Author
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TNO Identifier
231341
Source
Tellus, Series B, 42 B(4), pp. 342-354.
Pages
342-354