Aerosol measurements in the Arctic relevant to direct and indirect radiative forcing

Airborne measurements in the Arctic in June permit calculation of some of the parameters needed to assess both the direct and indirect radiative forcing by aerosols in the region. Values for the single-scattering albedo of the aerosols suggest that in June the direct effect will produce a net cooling, in contrast to winter arctic hazes. Internal closure calculations comparing aerosol size distribution measurements with directly measured light scattering by aerosols over the first 4 km of the atmosphere show good agreement. Measurements of cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) activation spectra show steeper slopes than previous measurements in the Arctic in winter and early spring. Based on the CCN and collated cloud microphysical measurements, the susceptibility of the clouds encountered in this project to aerosol-induced albedo modification appears quite high.

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