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Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 16441-16481, 2009
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Aerosol distribution around Svalbard during intense easterly winds
1DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, 82230 Wessling, Germany
2Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 7, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
3Alfred-Wegener Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Forschungsstelle Potsdam, Telegraphenberg 43A, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Abstract. This paper reports on backscatter and depolarization measurements by an airborne lidar in the Arctic during the ASTAR 2004 campaign. A unique weather situation facilitated the observation of the aerosol concentration under strongly forced atmospheric conditions. The vigorous easterly winds distorted the flow past Svalbard in such a way that unique mesoscale features were visible in the remote-sensing observations. Mesoscale numerical modelling was applied to identify the sources of the aerosol plumes and to explain the observed patterns.
Citation: Dörnbrack, A., Stachlewska, I. S., Ritter, C., and Neuber, R.: Aerosol distribution around Svalbard during intense easterly winds, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 16441-16481, doi:10.5194/acpd-9-16441-2009, 2009.