Seminar

Long-range Transport of Mineral Dust and Black Carbon - Results from Measurements with the DLR Falcon Research Aircraft

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Bernadett Weinzierl, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Atmospheric Physics

Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 3:30 pm Mountain Time
DSRC 2A305

Abstract

Aerosol particles are regularly transported over long distances impacting air quality, health, weather and climate thousands of kilometers downwind of the source. During transport, particle properties are modified thereby changing the associated impact on the radiation budget. Airborne measurements can provide key parameters for the determination of aerosol-radiation-cloud-interactions.

In this presentation, we will show results from airborne measurements in elevated aerosol layers performed during SALTRACE (Saharan Aerosol Long-Range Transport and Aerosol-Cloud Interaction experiment, 2013), DC3 (Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Experiment, 2012) and CONCERT (Contrail and Cirrus Experiment, 2011). During these field experiments, the DLR Falcon research aircraft was equipped with an extended set of in-situ instruments for the measurement of microphysical and optical aerosol properties, with a nadir-looking 2-μm wind lidar, trace gas sensors and instruments for standard meteorological parameters.

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