Schmale, J, Henning, S, Henzing, B et al. (59 more authors) (2017) Collocated observations of cloud condensation nuclei, particle size distributions, and chemical composition. Scientific Data, 4. 170003. ISSN 2052-4463
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.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst for Climate & Atmos Science (ICAS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2017 13:40 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 22:28 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.3 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/sdata.2017.3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114868 |