Optical properties and CCN activity of aerosols in a high-altitude Himalayan environment: Results from RAWEX-GVAX

Gogoi, Mukunda M. ; Babu, S. Suresh ; Jayachandran, V. ; Moorthy, K. Krishna ; Satheesh, S. K. ; Naja, Manish ; Kotamarthi, V. R. (2015) Optical properties and CCN activity of aerosols in a high-altitude Himalayan environment: Results from RAWEX-GVAX Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120 (6). pp. 2453-2469. ISSN 2169-897X

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD022966

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014JD022966

Abstract

The seasonality and mutual dependence of aerosol optical properties and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity under varying meteorological conditions at the high-altitude Nainital site (~2 km) in the Indo-Gangetic Plains were examined using nearly year-round measurements (June 2011 to March 2012) at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement mobile facility as part of the Regional Aerosol Warming Experiment–Ganges Valley Aerosol Experiment of the Indian Space Research Organization and the U.S. Department of Energy. The results from collocated measurements provided enhanced aerosol scattering and absorption coefficients, CCN concentrations, and total condensation nuclei concentrations during the dry autumn and winter months. The CCN concentration (at a supersaturation of 0.46) was higher during the periods of high aerosol absorption (single scattering albedo (SSA) < 0.80) than during the periods of high aerosol scattering (SSA > 0.85), indicating that the aerosol composition seasonally changes and influences the CCN activity. The monthly mean CCN activation ratio (at a supersaturation of 0.46) was highest (>0.7) in late autumn (November); this finding is attributed to the contribution of biomass-burning aerosols to CCN formation at high supersaturation conditions.

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