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Brachert, L. (author), Mertens, J. (author), Khakharia, P.M. (author), Schaber, K. (author)In this study, two different methods for the measurement of the sulfuric acid aerosol which is formed in wet flue gas cleaning processes have been investigated. The condensation particle counter (UFCPC, PALAS GmbH) provides information about the number concentration. With the electrical low pressure impactor (ELPI+, Dekati Ltd.) also the size...article 2014
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Mertens, J. (author), Brachert, L. (author), Desagher, D. (author), Thielens, M.L. (author), Khakharia, P.M. (author), Goetheer, E.L.V. (author), Schaber, K. (author)Recently, studies have appeared pointing out that aerosols can dominate the total amine emission from amine based PCCC pilot plant scale installations. For the design of countermeasure types (upstream or downstream of the PCCC installation), it is crucial to have an idea of the aerosol size distribution and numbers entering or leaving the...article 2014
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Nordmann, S. (author), Cheng, Y.F. (author), Carmichael, G.R. (author), Yu, M. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Zhang, Q. (author), Saide, P.E. (author), Pöschl, U. (author), Su, H. (author), Birmili, W. (author), Wiedensohler, A. (author)Particles containing black carbon (BC), a strong absorbing substance, exert a rather uncertain direct and indirect radiative forcing in the atmosphere. To investigate the mass concentration and absorption properties of BC particles over central Europe, the model WRF-Chem was used at a resolution of 12 km in conjunction with a high-resolution BC...article 2014
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van Noije, T.P.C. (author), le Sager, P. (author), Segers, A.J. (author), van Velthoven, P.F.J. (author), Krol, M.C. (author), Hazeleger, W. (author), Williams, A.G. (author), Chambers, S.D. (author)We have integrated the atmospheric chemistry and transport model TM5 into the global climate model EC-Earth version 2.4. We present an overview of the TM5 model and the two-way data exchange between TM5 and the IFS model from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the atmospheric general circulation model of EC-Earth. In...article 2014
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Fountoukis, C. (author), Megaritis, A.G. (author), Skyllakou, K. (author), Charalampidis, P.E. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Crippa, M. (author), Canonaco, F. (author), Mohr, C. (author), Prévôt, A.S.H. (author), Allan, J.D. (author), Poulain, L. (author), Petäjä, T. (author), Tiitta, P. (author), Carbone, S. (author), Kiendler-Scharr, A. (author), Nemitz, E. (author), O'Dowd, C. (author), Swietlicki, E. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)A detailed three-dimensional regional chemical transport model (Particulate Matter Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions, PMCAMx) was applied over Europe, focusing on the formation and chemical transformation of organic matter. Three periods representative of different seasons were simulated, corresponding to intensive field campaigns....article 2014
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Fountoukis, C. (author), Butler, T. (author), Lawrence, M.G. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Visschedijk, A.J.H. (author), Charalampidis, P. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)We use a 3-D regional chemical transport model, with the latest advancements in the organic aerosol (OA) treatment, and an updated emission inventory for wood combustion to study the organic aerosol change in response to the replacement of current residential wood combustion technologies with pellet stoves. Simulations show a large decrease of...article 2014
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Khakharia, P.M. (author), Kvamsdal, H.M. (author), Da Silva, E.F. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Goetheer, E.L.V. (author)Emission of solvent and its degradation products from a typical absorption-desorption based Post Combustion CO2 Capture (PCCC) process is inevitable and thus, an area of growing concern. Recently, it has been pointed out that emissions can also occur by means of aerosol droplets. Conventional counter-measures such as a water wash and a demister...article 2014
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Shandilya, N. (author), Le Bihan, O. (author), Morgeneyer, M. (author)This paper focuses on presenting the forefront of the interdisciplinary studies conceived towards the generation of the wear particles aerosol when materials are subjected to mechanical stresses. Various wear mechanisms and instrumentation involved during stress application and aerosolization of wear particles, as well as particles...article 2014
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Shandilya, N. (author), Le Bihan, O. (author), Bressot, C. (author), Morgeneyer, M. (author)A parametric study on the release of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles from two commercial photocatalytic nanocoatings is carried out. For this, abrasion tests are performed on them. The formed aerosols are characterized by their number concentration, particle size distribution, individual particle shape, size, and chemical composition. The...article 2014
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Tjernström, M. (author), Leck, C. (author), Birch, C.E. (author), Bottenheim, J.W. (author), Brooks, B.J. (author), Brooks, I.M. (author), Bäcklin, L. (author), Chang, R.Y.W. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), di Liberto, L. (author), de la Rosa, S. (author), Granath, E. (author), Graus, M. (author), Hansel, A. (author), Heintzenberg, J. (author), Held, A. (author), Hind, A. (author), Johnston, P. (author), Knulst, J. (author), Martin, M. (author), Matrai, P.A. (author), Mauritsen, T. (author), Müller, M. (author), Norris, S.J. (author), Orellana, M.V. (author), Orsini, D.A. (author), Paatero, J. (author), Persson, P.O.G. (author), Gao, Q. (author), Rauschenberg, C. (author), Ristovski, Z. (author), Sedlar, J. (author), Shupe, M.D. (author), Sierau, B. (author), Sirevaag, A. (author), Sjogren, S. (author), Stetzer, O. (author), Swietlicki, E. (author), Szczodrak, M. (author), Vaattovaara, P. (author), Wahlberg, N. (author), Westberg, M. (author), Wheeler, C.R. (author)The climate in the Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on earth. Poorly understood feedback processes relating to Arctic clouds and aerosol-cloud interactions contribute to a poor understanding of the present changes in the Arctic climate system, and also to a large spread in projections of future climate in the Arctic. The problem is...article 2014
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Beddows, D.C.S. (author), Dall'Osto, M. (author), Harrison, R.M. (author), Kulmala, M. (author), Asmi, A. (author), Wiedensohler, A. (author), Laj, P. (author), Fjaeraa, A.M. (author), Sellegri, K. (author), Birmili, W. (author), Bukowiecki, N. (author), Weingartner, E. (author), Baltensperger, U. (author), Zdimal, V. (author), Zikova, N. (author), Putaud, J.P. (author), Marinoni, A. (author), Tunved, P. (author), Hansson, H.C. (author), Fiebig, M. (author), Kivekäs, N. (author), Swietlicki, E. (author), Lihavainen, H. (author), Asmi, E. (author), Ulevicius, V. (author), Aalto, P.P. (author), Mihalopoulos, N. (author), Kalivitis, N. (author), Kalapov, I. (author), Kiss, G. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), Henzing, B. (author), O'Dowd, C. (author), Jennings, S.G. (author), Flentje, H. (author), Meinhardt, F. (author), Ries, L. (author), van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Visschedijk, A.J.H. (author)Clusteranalysis of particle number size distributions frombackground sites across Europeis presented. This generated a total of nine clusters of particle size distributions which could be further combined into two main groups, namely: a south-to-north category (four clusters) and a west-to-east category (five clusters). The first group was...article 2014
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Khakharia, P.M. (author), Brachert, L. (author), Mertens, J. (author), Huizinga, A. (author), Schallert, B. (author), Schaber, K. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Goetheer, E.L.V. (author)The prevention of emissions of amine species is of high importance for the overall sustainability and performance of Post Combustion CO2 Capture facilities. There is a clear understanding of amine emissions based on volatility in the treated flue gas. Emission via aerosols from Post Combustion CO2 Capture facilities has only been pointed out...article 2013
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Khakharia, P.M. (author), Brachert, L. (author), Schaber, K. (author), Huizinga, A. (author), Vlugt, T. (author), Mertens, J. (author), Schallert, B. (author), Goetheer, E.L.V. (author)It is known that the use of volatile solvents for a post combustion capture process can lead to emission of the solvent due to their high vapour pressure. More recently, the issue of emission due to the formation of aerosols has been observed at different pilot plants. Therefore, it is of high importance to understand the mechanism of the...conference paper 2013
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Fountoukis, C. (author), Koraj, D. (author), Denier van der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Charalampidis, P.E. (author), Pilinis, C. (author), Pandis, S.N. (author)This study examines the role of horizontal grid resolution on the performance of the regional three dimensional chemical transport model (CTM) PMCAMx. Two cases were investigated. First, the model was applied over the Northeastern United States with grid resolutions of 36 and 12 km during both a summer and a winter period. In this case the...article 2013
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van den Driessche, K. (author), Marais, B.J. (author), Wattenberg, M. (author), Magis-Escurra, C. (author), Reijers, M. (author), Tuinman, I.L. (author), Boeree, M.J. (author), van Soolingen, D. (author), de Groot, R. (author), Cotton, M.F. (author)BACKGROUND: 'Covering your cough' reduces droplet number, but its effect on airborne pathogen transmission is less clear. The World Health Organization specifically recommends cough etiquette to prevent the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but implementation is generally poor and evidence supporting its value is lacking. METHODS: We...article 2013
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Banzhaf, S. (author), Schaap, M. (author), Wichink Kruit, R.J. (author), Denier Van Der Gon, H.A.C. (author), Stern, R. (author), Builtjes, P.J.H. (author)In this study, the response of secondary inorganic aerosol (SIA) concentrations to changes in precursor emissions during high PM10 episodes over central Europe in spring 2009 was investigated with the Eulerian Chemistry Transport Model (CTM) REM-Calgrid (RCG). The model performed well in capturing the temporal variation of PM10 and SIA...article 2013
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Li, Y. (author), Xue, Y. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), Li, C. (author), Yang, L. (author), Hou, T. (author), Marir, F. (author)An algorithm for the land aerosol and bidirectional reflectance inversion by times series technique (LABITS) is proposed and applied to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR). The surface reflectance and aerosol optical depth are inverted from AVHRR Channel 1 data...article 2013
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Mei, L. (author), Xue, Y. (author), de Leeuw, G. (author), von Hoyningen-Huene, W. (author), Kokhanovsky, A.A. (author), Istomina, L. (author), Guang, J. (author), Burrows, J.P. (author)The Arctic is vulnerable to the long-term transport of aerosols because they affect the surface albedo when particles are deposited on snow and ice. However, aerosol observations for this area are sparse and hence there is considerable uncertainty in the knowledge on the properties of the Arctic aerosol. Atmospheric remote sensing using...article 2013
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Kusmierczyk-Michulec, J. (author), Tedeschi, G. (author), van Eijk, A.M.J. (author), Piazzolac, J. (author)The vertical and horizontal transport of aerosols generated over the surf zone is discussed. Experimental data were collected during the second campaign of the Surf Zone Aerosol Experiment that took place in Duck NC (USA) in November 2007. The Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) method was used to analyze the vertical concentration gradients,...article 2013
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Verlaan, A.L. (author), van Brug, H. (author), Visser, H. (author)A novel design for a earth observation combined spectrometer and polarimeter is presented. The goal of the instrument is to measure both intensity (radiance) and the state of polarization. Some backgrounds for this instrument are presented but the main part of this article will be on the optical design and the ideas behind it. © 2013 SPIE.conference paper 2013