Published May 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Airborne observations of Arctic aerosols. III: Origins and effects of airmasses

  • 1. Cloud and Aerosol Research Group, Atmospheric Sciences Department, University of Washington

Description

Multiple layers of haze encountered in the troposphere over the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas during April 1983 occurred in airmasses that originated in eastern USSR, eastern North America and Asia. This, together with observations on the composition and nature of the hazes, indicate that they were primarily anthropogenic in origin. Giant particles (>2 μm in diameter), on the other hand, which were distributed roughly uniformly with height in the troposphere, appeared to have both anthropogenic and natural origins. Relationships between the haze layers and adjacent regions of clean air are discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Geophys. Res. Lett.
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
5
Series
Geophys. Res. Lett.
Journal Page Range
401-404
ISSN
0094-8276

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16034427
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; ARCTIC OCEAN; ARCTIC REGIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES; TROPOSPHERE; WIND
Descriptors DEC
COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; POLAR REGIONS; POLLUTION; SEAS; SIZE; SOLS; SURFACE WATERS