Continuous day and night aerosol optical depth observations in the Arctic between 1991 and 1999

Details Continuous day and night aerosol optical depth observations in the Arctic between 1991 and 1999 Continuous day and night aerosol optical depth observations in the Arctic between 1991 and 1999

May 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002jgrd..107.4097h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (Atmospheres), Volume 107, Issue D10, pp. AAC 6-1, CiteID 4097, DOI 10.1029/2001JD000536

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Aerosols And Particles (0345, 4801), Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Pollution-Urban And Regional (0305), Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Volcanic Effects (8409), Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Instruments And Techniques

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Ground-based measurements of total aerosol optical depth (AOD), e.g., tropospheric and stratospheric aerosol, have been established at the Koldewey station in Ny-Ålesund, Spitzbergen (Norway, 78.95°N, 11.93°E), since 1991. The basic instrumentation is a multichannel photometer using sunlight. New instruments have been developed to extend the measurement period to polar night. The new instruments are a Sun and Moon photometer (1995) and a star photometer (1996). The instruments and applied methods for aerosol optical depth retrieval for Sun, Moon, and star measurements are briefly discussed. The year-round measurements made it possible to study in detail the interannual and seasonal variations of total AOD in the Arctic. The seasonal variation and the long-term trend of tropospheric aerosol optical depth are discussed, taking into account the stratospheric AOD measured by the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE II). The lowest tropospheric aerosol optical depth values occur in late summer and fall. Each year, strong Arctic haze events were recorded not only during spring but also in late winter as the first star photometer measurements clearly show. Five-day backward trajectories were used to analyze possible sources for high tropospheric AOD. Elevated tropospheric aerosol optical depth appears for northeasterly, easterly, or westerly winds. Finally, the long-term changes of tropospheric AOD have been assessed. A small positive trend of the tropospheric aerosol optical depth is found for the vicinity of Spitzbergen during the measurement period.

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