Condensation nuclei at the German Antarctic Station “Georg von Neumayer”

R. Jaenicke; V. Dreiling; E. Lehmann; P. K. Koutsenoguii; J. Stingl

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v44i4.15459

Condensation nuclei at the German Antarctic Station “Georg von Neumayer”

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 44 (1992): Issue 4

By: R. Jaenicke, V. Dreiling, E. Lehmann, P. K. Koutsenoguii and J. Stingl

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|Jan 1992

Abstract

Evaluations of measurements of the tropospheric surface condensation nuclei at the German Antarctic station for the last 8 years are presented. They show clearly the annual variation of the concentration with a maximum in austral summer, as previously seen by other investigators. In addition, a pronounced increase of the concentration of 9.63% per year has been found. The size distributions of the condensation nuclei of measurements over 2 years are evaluated and discussed. On average, they are of mono-modal shape, but individually most of them show a bimodal shape.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v44i4.15459 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 311 - 317

Submitted on: Aug 27, 1991

Accepted on: Dec 20, 1991

Published on: Jan 1, 1992

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1992 R. Jaenicke, V. Dreiling, E. Lehmann, P. K. Koutsenoguii, J. Stingl, published by Stockholm University Press
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