A case of transatlantic aerosol transport detected at the Schneefernerhaus Observatory (2650 m) on the northern edge of the Alps

An unusual peak in atmospheric aerosol particle number and mass concentration occurred on September 20 and 21, 2006 at the Schneefernerhaus (SFH) Observatory, Germany. A source-receptor analysis using the Lagrangian transport model FLEXPART suggested that polluted air from source regions in the West...

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Main Authors: Wolfram Birmili, Tina Göbel, André Sonntag, Ludwig Ries, Ralf Sohmer, Stefan Gilge, Ingeborg Levin, Andreas Stohl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2010-12-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2010/0465