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The vertical structure of Arctic haze as determined from airborne net-flux radiometer measurementsFrom net-flux radiometer measurements and model results, the vertical layer structure is deduced of the Arctic haze encountered during two of the AGASP flights. The total value of the absorption optical depth is found to be on the order of 0.065 for both flights, with the majority of the absorbing aerosol concentrated in the lowest 1.6 km of the atmosphere. A comparison of these results with measurements of the carbon concentration leads to a value of the specific absorption of carbon of 24 sq m g. While higher than expected, this value is shown to be consistent with an internally-mixed aerosol of carbon cores and sulfate shells.
Document ID
19840051516
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Ackerman, T. P.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Valero, F. P. J.
(NASA Ames Research Center Space Science Div., Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 11
ISSN: 0094-8276
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Accession Number
84A34303
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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