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de Miguel Mercader, F. (author), Khakharia, P.M. (author), van der Ham, L.V. (author), Huizinga, A. (author), Kester, L.G.C. (author), van Os, P.J. (author), Goetheer. E.L.V., (author)One of the objectives of the OCTAVIUS project is the demonstration of emission countermeasures for post-combustion CO2 capture. To accomplish it, an acid wash was designed and commissioned at TNO’s CO2 capture pilot plant, which is connected to a coal-fired power plant.conference paper 2013
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Fountoukis, C. (author), Riipinen, I. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Charalampidis, P.E. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Wiedensohler, A. (author), O'Dowd, C. (author), Putaud, J.P. (author), Moerman, M. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)A three-dimensional regional chemical transport model (CTM) with detailed aerosol microphysics, PMCAMx-UF, was applied to the European domain to simulate the contribution of direct emissions and secondary formation to total particle number concentrations during May 2008. PMCAMx-UF uses the Dynamic Model for Aerosol Nucleation and the Two-Moment...article 2012
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Mei, L. (author), Xue, Y. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), Holzer-Popp, T. (author), Guang, J. (author), Li, Y. (author), Yang, L. (author), Xu, H. (author), Xu, X. (author), Li, C. (author), Wang, Y. (author), Wu, C. (author), Hou, T. (author), He, X. (author), Liu, J. (author), Dong, J. (author), Chen, Z. (author)A novel approach for the joint retrieval of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and aerosol type, using Meteosat Second Generation-Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imagers (MSG/SEVIRI) observations in two solar channels, is presented. The retrieval is based on a Time Series (TS) technique, which makes use of the two visible bands at 0.6 μm and 0.8...article 2012
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Rodríguez, E. (author), Toledano, C. (author), Cachorro, V. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), de Frutos, A. (author), Gausa, M. (author), Holben, B. (author)Aerosol concentration and aerosol type, retrieved from observations with CIMEL sun-photometers at three sub-arctic locations at the Scandinavian Peninsula are presented. The observations were made at ALOMAR-Andenes in Norway, Abisko in Sweden and Sodankylä in Finland. This field campaign took place in late spring and summer 2007 as part of the...article 2012
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Toledano, C. (author), Cachorro, V.E. (author), Gausa, M. (author), Stebel, K. (author), Aaltonen, V. (author), Berjón, A. (author), Ortiz de Galisteo, J.P. (author), de Frutos, A.M. (author), Bennouna, Y. (author), Blindheim, S. (author), Myhre, C.L. (author), Zibordi, G. (author), Wehrli, C. (author), Kratzer, S. (author), Hakansson, B. (author), Carlund, T. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), Herber, A. (author), Torres, B. (author)An overview on the data of columnar aerosol properties measured in Northern Europe is provided. Apart from the necessary data gathered in the Arctic, the knowledge of the aerosol loading in nearby areas (e.g. sub-Arctic) is of maximum interest to achieve a correct analysis of the Arctic aerosols and transport patterns. This work evaluates data...article 2012
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Moreno, T. (author), Kojima, T. (author), Querol, X. (author), Alastuey, A. (author), Amato, F. (author), Gibbons, W. (author)The eastward transport of aerosols exported from mainland Asia strongly influences air quality in the Japanese archipelago. The bulk of the inhalable particulate matter (PM10) in these intrusions comprises either natural, desert-derived minerals (mostly supermicron silicates) or anthropogenic pollutants (mostly submicron sulphates), in various...article 2012
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Sundström, A.M. (author), Kolmonen, P. (author), Sogacheva, L. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author)Satellites offer the opportunity to determine the spatial distribution of aerosol properties. In this study the AATSR (Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer) Dual View (ADV) algorithm is applied for observing aerosol optical depth (AOD) over Eastern China. A preliminary selection of representative aerosol models was made by a comparison of...article 2012
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Mensah, A.A. (author), Holzinger, R. (author), Otjes, R. (author), Trimborn, A. (author), Mentel, T.F. (author), ten Brink, H. (author), Henzing, B. (author), Kiendler-Scharr, A. (author)Observations of aerosol chemical composition in Cabauw, the Netherlands, are presented for two intensive measurement periods in May 2008 and March 2009. Sub-micron aerosol chemical composition was measured by an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) and is compared to observations from aerosol size distribution measurements as well as...article 2012
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van Eijk, A.M.J. (author)The Advanced Navy Aerosol Model provides a quick and simple method to estimate aerosol properties in the maritime atmosphere using standard meteorological parametersarticle 2012
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Mielonen, T. (author), Levy, R.C. (author), Aaltonen, V. (author), Komppula, M. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), Huttunen, J. (author), Lihavainen, H. (author), Kolmonen, P. (author), Lehtinen, K.E.J. (author), Arola, A. (author)Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) values derived with the MODIS retrieval algorithm over land (Collection 5) are compared with ground based sun photometer measurements at eleven sites spanning the globe. Although, in general, total AOD compares well at these sites (R 2 values generally over 0.8), there are cases (from 2 to...article 2011
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aan de Brugh, J.M.J. (author), Henzing, J.S. (author), Schaap, M. (author), Morgan, W.T. (author), Coe, H. (author), Krol, M.C. (author)An explanatory model study is presented on semi-volatile secondary inorganic aerosols on three clear days in May 2008 during the IMPACT campaign at the Cabauw tower in the Netherlands. A single column model in combination with the equilibrium aerosol model ISORROPIA is used. This model uses surface observations from IMPACT and calculates the gas...article 2011
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de Jong, A.N. (author), van Eijk, A.M.J. (author), Cohen, L.H. (author), Fritz, P.J. (author), Gunter, W.H. (author), Vrahimisb, G. (author), Faith, J. (author)The FATMOSE trial (False Bay Atmospheric Experiment) is a continuation of the cooperative work between TNO and IMT on atmospheric propagation and point target detection and identification in a maritime environment (South Africa). The atmospheric transmission, being of major importance for target detection, was measured with the MSRT multiband...conference paper 2011
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Fountoukis, C. (author), Racherla, P.N. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Polymeneas, P. (author), Charalampidis, P.E. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Wiedensohler, A. (author), Dall'Osto, M. (author), O'Dowd, C. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)PMCAMx-2008, a detailed three-dimensional chemical transport model (CTM), was applied to Europe to simulate the mass concentration and chemical composition of particulate matter (PM) during May 2008. The model includes a state-of-the-art organic aerosol module which is based on the volatility basis set framework treating both primary and...article 2011
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van Eijk, A.M.J. (author), Kusmierczyk‐Michulec, J.T. (author), Francius, M.J. (author), Tedeschi, G. (author), Piazzola, J. (author), Merritt, D.L. (author), Fontana, J.D. (author)To assess the properties of aerosol particles generated over the surf zone, two experiments were held at the pier of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), La Jolla CA, and at the pier of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility (FRF) in Duck NC. On both sites concentrations of surf‐generated sea spray particles, wave...article 2011
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van Harten, G. (author), Snik, F. (author), Rietjens, J.H.H. (author), Smit, J.M. (author), de Boer, J. (author), Diamantopoulou, R. (author), Hasekamp, O.P. (author), Stam, D.M. (author), Keller, C.U. (author), Laan, E.C. (author), Verlaan, A.L. (author), Vliegenthart, W.A. (author), ter Horst, R. (author), Navarro, R. (author), Wielinga, K. (author), Hannemann, S. (author), Moon, S.G. (author), Voors, R. (author)We present the Spectropolarimeter for Planetary EXploration (SPEX), a high-accuracy linear spectropolarimeter measuring from 400 to 800 nm (with 2 nm intensity resolution), that is compact (~ 1 liter), robust and lightweight. This is achieved by employing the unconventional spectral polarization modulation technique, optimized for linear...conference paper 2011
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Voors, R. (author), Moon, S.G. (author), Hannemann, S. (author), Rietjens, J.H.H. (author), van Harten, G. (author), Snik, F. (author), Smit, M. (author), Stam, D.M. (author), Keller, C.U. (author), Laan, E.C. (author), Verlaan, A.L. (author), Vliegenthart, W.A. (author), ter Horst, R. (author), Navarro, R. (author), Wielinga, K. (author)SPEX (Spectropolarimeter for Planetary Exploration) was developed in close cooperation between scientific institutes and space technological industries in the Netherlands. It is used for measuring microphysical properties of aerosols and cloud particles in planetary atmospheres. SPEX utilizes a number of novel ideas. The key feature is that full...conference paper 2011
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van Eijk, A.M.J. (author), Kusmierczyk-Michulec, J.T. (author), Piazzola, J.P. (author)The image quality of electro-optical sensors in the (lower-altitude marine) atmosphere is limited by aerosols, which cause contrast reduction due to transmission losses and impact on the thermal signature of objects by scattering solar radiation. The Advanced Navy Aerosol Model (ANAM) aims at providing a quantitative estimate of the aerosol...conference paper 2011
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Roelofs, G.-J. (author), ten Brink, H. (author), Kiendler-Scharr, A. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), Mensah, A. (author), Minikin, A. (author), Otjes, R. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)In May 2008, the measurement campaign IMPACT for observation of atmospheric aerosol and cloud properties was conducted in Cabauw, The Netherlands. With a nudged version of the coupled aerosol-climate model ECHAM5-HAM we simulate the size distribution and chemical composition of the aerosol and the associated aerosol optical thickness (AOT) for...article 2010
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Savolainen, K. (author), Pylkkänen, L. (author), Norppa, H. (author), Falck, G. (author), Lindberg, H. (author), Tuomi, T. (author), Vippola, M. (author), Alenius, H. (author), Hämeri, K. (author), Koivisto, J. (author), Brouwer, D. (author), Mark, D. (author), Bard, D. (author), Berges, M. (author), Jankowska, E. (author), Posniak, M. (author), Farmer, P. (author), Singh, R. (author), Krombach, F. (author), Bihari, P. (author), Kasper, G. (author), Seipenbusch, M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The significance of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) and nanotechnologies grows rapidly. Nanotechnology applications may have a positive marked impact on many aspects of on human every day life, for example by providing means for the production of clean energy and pure drinking water. Hundreds of consumer nano-based products are already on the...article 2010
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Laakso, L. (author), Vakkari, V. (author), Laakso, H. (author), Virkkula, A. (author), Kulmala, M. (author), Beukes, J.P. (author), van Zyl, P.G. (author), Pienaar, J.J. (author), Chiloane, K. (author), Gilardoni, S. (author), Vignati, E. (author), Wiedensohler, A. (author), Tuch, T. (author), Birmili, W. (author), Piketh, S. (author), Collett, K. (author), Fourie, G.D. (author), Komppula, M. (author), Lihavainen, H. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), Kerminen, V.-M. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)In this paper, new long-term measurements of chemical composition and physical properties of atmospheric aerosols carried out on the eastern brink of the heavily polluted Highveld area in South Africa are introduced. As expected, a high variability of aerosol properties was observed. Optical properties of aerosol particles were found to be...article 2010