A simple model for air/snow fractionation of aerosol components over the Antarctic Peninsula

Dick, Alan L.. 1990 A simple model for air/snow fractionation of aerosol components over the Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 11 (1-2). 179-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053674

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Abstract/Summary

A model has been set up to investigate the wet and dry aerosol removal processes which occur in clean air over the Antarctic Peninsula. Input for the model was obtained from bulk chemical analysis and scanning electron microscopy of aerosol and snow samples collected simultaneously at remote sites around the Peninsula. The model predicts that sulphate and sea-salt aerosol will be removed mainly in-cloud by riming of falling snow and ice crystals. Crustal aerosol is principally removed by acting as nuclei for these crystals and by impaction on falling snow. For the largest, locally-generated aerosol dry deposition is indicated as the major removal process. These findings suggest a possible mechanism for the observed air/snow fractionation.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053674
ISSN:	0167-7764
Additional Keywords:	atmospheric aerosol, snow, Antarctica, removal mechanisms, fractionation
Date made live:	20 Jun 2018 08:19 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520343

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053674

ISSN:

0167-7764

Additional Keywords:

atmospheric aerosol, snow, Antarctica, removal mechanisms, fractionation

Date made live:

20 Jun 2018 08:19 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520343