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Interannual and seasonal variations in the aerosol optical depth of the atmosphere in two regions of Spitsbergen (2002–2018)
Dmitry M. Kabanov
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, Academician Zuev Square 1, Tomsk, Russia
Christoph Ritter
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Sergey M. Sakerin
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch of the Russian
Academy of Sciences, Academician Zuev Square 1, Tomsk, Russia
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Short summary
Long-term photometer measurements of two sites on Spitsbergen, Barentsburg and Ny-Ålesund, in the European Arctic are presented and compared. We find slightly higher aerosol optical depths at Barentsburg and attribute this to a higher concentration of small particles.
Long-term photometer measurements of two sites on Spitsbergen, Barentsburg and Ny-Ålesund, in...
