Long-term observations of cloud condensation nuclei over the Amazon rain forest - Part 2: Variability and characteristics of biomass burning, long-range transport, and pristine rain forest aerosols.

PÖHLKER, M. L.; DITAS, F.; SATURNO, J.; KLIMACH, T.; ANGELIS, I. H. de; ARAUJO, A. C. de; BRITO, J.; CARBONE, S.; CHENG, Y.; CHI, X.; DITZ, R.; GUNTHE, S. S.; HOLANDA, B. A.; KANDLER, K.; KESSELMEIER, J.; KÖNEMANN, T.; KRÜGER, O. O.; LAVRIC, J. V.; MARTINS, S. T.; MIKHAILOV, E.; MORAN-ZULOAGA, D.; RIZZO, L. V.; ROSE, D.; SU, H.; THALMAN, R.; WALTER, D.; WANG, J.; WOLFF, S.; BARBOSA, H. M. J.; ARTAXO, P.; ANDREAE, M. O.; PÖSCHL, U.; PÖHLKER, C.

Long-term observations of cloud condensation nuclei over the Amazon rain forest - Part 2: Variability and characteristics of biomass burning, long-range transport, and pristine rain forest aerosols.

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Size-resolved measurements of atmospheric aerosol and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations and hygroscopicity were conducted over a full seasonal cycle at the remote Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO, March 2014?February 2015). In a preceding companion paper, we presented annually and seasonally averaged data and parametrizations (Part 1; Pöhlker et al., 2016a). In the present study (Part 2), we analyze key features and implications of aerosol and CCN properties for the following characteristic atmospheric conditions: Empirically pristine rain forest (PR) conditions, where no influence of pollution was detectable, as observed during parts of the wet season from March to May. ...