Title
Collocated observations of cloud condensation nuclei, particle size distributions, and chemical composition
Author
Schmale, J.
Henning, S.
Henzing, B.
Keskinen, H.
Sellegri, K.
Ovadnevaite, J.
Bougiatioti, A.
Kalivitis, N.
Stavroulas, I.
Jefferson, A.
Park, M.
Schlag, P.
Kristensson, A.
Iwamoto, Y.
Pringle, K.
Reddington, C.
Aalto, P.
Äijälä, M.
Baltensperger, U.
Bialek, J.
Birmili, W.
Bukowiecki, N.
Ehn, M.
Fjæraa, A.M.
Fiebig, M.
Frank, G.
Fröhlich, R.
Frumau, A.
Furuya, M.
Hammer, E.
Heikkinen, L.
Herrmann, E.
Holzinger, R.
Hyono, H.
Kanakidou, M.
Kiendler-Scharr, A.
Kinouchi, K.
Kos, G.
Kulmala, M.
Mihalopoulos, N.
Motos, G.
Nenes, A.
O'Dowd, C.
Paramonov, M.
Petäjä, T.
Picard, D.
Poulain, L.
Prévôt, A.S.H.
Slowik, J.
Sonntag, A.
Swietlicki, E.
Svenningsson, B.
Tsurumaru, H.
Wiedensohler, A.
Wittbom, C.
Ogren, J.A.
Matsuki, A.
Yum, S.S.
Myhre, C.L.
Carslaw, K.
Stratmann, F.
Gysel, M.
Publication year
2017
Abstract
Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) number concentrations alongside with submicrometer particle number size distributions and particle chemical composition have been measured at atmospheric observatories of the Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure (ACTRIS) as well as other international sites over multiple years. Here, harmonized data records from 11 observatories are summarized, spanning 98,677 instrument hours for CCN data, 157,880 for particle number size distributions, and 70,817 for chemical composition data. The observatories represent nine different environments, e.g., Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean maritime, boreal forest, or high alpine atmospheric conditions. This is a unique collection of aerosol particle properties most relevant for studying aerosol-cloud interactions which constitute the largest uncertainty in anthropogenic radiative forcing of the climate. The dataset is appropriate for comprehensive aerosol characterization (e.g., closure studies of CCN), model-measurement intercomparison and satellite retrieval method evaluation, among others. Data have been acquired and processed following international recommendations for quality assurance and have undergone multiple stages of quality assessment. © The Author(s) 2017.
Subject
Environment
Environment & Sustainability
Urbanisation
2015 Urban Mobility & Environment
CAS - Climate, Air and Sustainability
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.3
TNO identifier
753478
Publisher
Nature Publishing Groups
ISSN
2052-4463
Source
Scientific Data, 4 (4), 1-26
Document type
article