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Volume 14, issue 6

02 Jun 2021

MICRU: an effective cloud fraction algorithm designed for UV–vis satellite instruments with large viewing angles

Holger Sihler, Steffen Beirle, Steffen Dörner, Marloes Gutenstein-Penning de Vries, Christoph Hörmann, Christian Borger, Simon Warnach, and Thomas Wagner

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 3989–4031, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3989-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3989-2021, 2021

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03 Jun 2021

Thermal dissociation cavity-enhanced absorption spectrometer for measuring NO₂, RO₂NO₂, and RONO₂ in the atmosphere

Chunmeng Li, Haichao Wang, Xiaorui Chen, Tianyu Zhai, Shiyi Chen, Xin Li, Limin Zeng, and Keding Lu

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4033–4051, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4033-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4033-2021, 2021

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03 Jun 2021

Highly time-resolved characterization of carbonaceous aerosols using a two-wavelength Sunset thermal–optical carbon analyzer

Mengying Bao, Yan-Lin Zhang, Fang Cao, Yu-Chi Lin, Yuhang Wang, Xiaoyan Liu, Wenqi Zhang, Meiyi Fan, Feng Xie, Robert Cary, Joshua Dixon, and Lihua Zhou

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4053–4068, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4053-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4053-2021, 2021

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04 Jun 2021

Tropospheric NO₂ measurements using a three-wavelength optical parametric oscillator differential absorption lidar

Jia Su, M. Patrick McCormick, Matthew S. Johnson, John T. Sullivan, Michael J. Newchurch, Timothy A. Berkoff, Shi Kuang, and Guillaume P. Gronoff

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4069–4082, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4069-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4069-2021, 2021

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04 Jun 2021

Efficient multi-angle polarimetric inversion of aerosols and ocean color powered by a deep neural network forward model

Meng Gao, Bryan A. Franz, Kirk Knobelspiesse, Peng-Wang Zhai, Vanderlei Martins, Sharon Burton, Brian Cairns, Richard Ferrare, Joel Gales, Otto Hasekamp, Yongxiang Hu, Amir Ibrahim, Brent McBride, Anin Puthukkudy, P. Jeremy Werdell, and Xiaoguang Xu

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4083–4110, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4083-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4083-2021, 2021

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07 Jun 2021

IMK/IAA MIPAS temperature retrieval version 8: nominal measurements

Michael Kiefer, Thomas von Clarmann, Bernd Funke, Maya García-Comas, Norbert Glatthor, Udo Grabowski, Sylvia Kellmann, Anne Kleinert, Alexandra Laeng, Andrea Linden, Manuel López-Puertas, Daniel R. Marsh, and Gabriele P. Stiller

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4111–4138, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4111-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4111-2021, 2021

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07 Jun 2021

Assessing the sources of particles at an urban background site using both regulatory instruments and low-cost sensors – a comparative study

Dimitrios Bousiotis, Ajit Singh, Molly Haugen, David C. S. Beddows, Sebastián Diez, Killian L. Murphy, Pete M. Edwards, Adam Boies, Roy M. Harrison, and Francis D. Pope

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4139–4155, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4139-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4139-2021, 2021

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07 Jun 2021

Improved method of estimating temperatures at meteor peak heights

Emranul Sarkar, Alexander Kozlovsky, Thomas Ulich, Ilkka Virtanen, Mark Lester, and Bernd Kaifler

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4157–4169, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4157-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4157-2021, 2021

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07 Jun 2021

Detection of ship plumes from residual fuel operation in emission control areas using single-particle mass spectrometry

Johannes Passig, Julian Schade, Robert Irsig, Lei Li, Xue Li, Zhen Zhou, Thomas Adam, and Ralf Zimmermann

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4171–4185, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4171-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4171-2021, 2021

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07 Jun 2021

Measurement of iodine species and sulfuric acid using bromide chemical ionization mass spectrometers

Mingyi Wang, Xu-Cheng He, Henning Finkenzeller, Siddharth Iyer, Dexian Chen, Jiali Shen, Mario Simon, Victoria Hofbauer, Jasper Kirkby, Joachim Curtius, Norbert Maier, Theo Kurtén, Douglas R. Worsnop, Markku Kulmala, Matti Rissanen, Rainer Volkamer, Yee Jun Tham, Neil M. Donahue, and Mikko Sipilä

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4187–4202, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4187-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4187-2021, 2021

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07 Jun 2021

Quality assessment of Dobson spectrophotometers for ozone column measurements before and after automation at Arosa and Davos

René Stübi, Herbert Schill, Eliane Maillard Barras, Jörg Klausen, and Alexander Haefele

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4203–4217, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4203-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4203-2021, 2021

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08 Jun 2021

Directionally dependent Lambertian-equivalent reflectivity (DLER) of the Earth's surface measured by the GOME-2 satellite instruments

Lieuwe G. Tilstra, Olaf N. E. Tuinder, Ping Wang, and Piet Stammes

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4219–4238, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4219-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4219-2021, 2021

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09 Jun 2021

Comparison of formaldehyde measurements by Hantzsch, CRDS and DOAS in the SAPHIR chamber

Marvin Glowania, Franz Rohrer, Hans-Peter Dorn, Andreas Hofzumahaus, Frank Holland, Astrid Kiendler-Scharr, Andreas Wahner, and Hendrik Fuchs

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4239–4253, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4239-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4239-2021, 2021

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09 Jun 2021

A multi-purpose, multi-rotor drone system for long-range and high-altitude volcanic gas plume measurements

Bo Galle, Santiago Arellano, Nicole Bobrowski, Vladimir Conde, Tobias P. Fischer, Gustav Gerdes, Alexandra Gutmann, Thorsten Hoffmann, Ima Itikarai, Tomas Krejci, Emma J. Liu, Kila Mulina, Scott Nowicki, Tom Richardson, Julian Rüdiger, Kieran Wood, and Jiazhi Xu

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4255–4277, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4255-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4255-2021, 2021

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09 Jun 2021

Simultaneous measurement of δ¹³C, δ¹⁸O and δ¹⁷O of atmospheric CO₂ – performance assessment of a dual-laser absorption spectrometer

Pharahilda M. Steur, Hubertus A. Scheeren, Dave D. Nelson, J. Barry McManus, and Harro A. J. Meijer

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4279–4304, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4279-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4279-2021, 2021

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10 Jun 2021

Airborne lidar observations of wind, water vapor, and aerosol profiles during the NASA Aeolus calibration and validation (Cal/Val) test flight campaign

Kristopher M. Bedka, Amin R. Nehrir, Michael Kavaya, Rory Barton-Grimley, Mark Beaubien, Brian Carroll, James Collins, John Cooney, G. David Emmitt, Steven Greco, Susan Kooi, Tsengdar Lee, Zhaoyan Liu, Sharon Rodier, and Gail Skofronick-Jackson

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4305–4334, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4305-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4305-2021, 2021

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11 Jun 2021

Deriving boundary layer height from aerosol lidar using machine learning: KABL and ADABL algorithms

Thomas Rieutord, Sylvain Aubert, and Tiago Machado

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4335–4353, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4335-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4335-2021, 2021

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14 Jun 2021

Quantifying organic matter and functional groups in particulate matter filter samples from the southeastern United States – Part 2: Spatiotemporal trends

Alexandra J. Boris, Satoshi Takahama, Andrew T. Weakley, Bruno M. Debus, Stephanie L. Shaw, Eric S. Edgerton, Taekyu Joo, Nga L. Ng, and Ann M. Dillner

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4355–4374, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4355-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4355-2021, 2021

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14 Jun 2021

A new lidar design for operational atmospheric wind and cloud/aerosol survey from space

Didier Bruneau and Jacques Pelon

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4375–4402, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4375-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4375-2021, 2021

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15 Jun 2021

On the estimation of boundary layer heights: a machine learning approach

Raghavendra Krishnamurthy, Rob K. Newsom, Larry K. Berg, Heng Xiao, Po-Lun Ma, and David D. Turner

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4403–4424, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4403-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4403-2021, 2021

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16 Jun 2021

Identifying insects, clouds, and precipitation using vertically pointing polarimetric radar Doppler velocity spectra

Christopher R. Williams, Karen L. Johnson, Scott E. Giangrande, Joseph C. Hardin, Ruşen Öktem, and David M. Romps

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4425–4444, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4425-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4425-2021, 2021

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17 Jun 2021

An automated system for trace gas flux measurements from plant foliage and other plant compartments

Lukas Kohl, Markku Koskinen, Tatu Polvinen, Salla Tenhovirta, Kaisa Rissanen, Marjo Patama, Alessandro Zanetti, and Mari Pihlatie

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4445–4460, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4445-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4445-2021, 2021

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17 Jun 2021

Comparative characterization of the performance of bio-aerosol nebulizers in connection with atmospheric simulation chambers

Silvia G. Danelli, Marco Brunoldi, Dario Massabò, Franco Parodi, Virginia Vernocchi, and Paolo Prati

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4461–4470, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4461-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4461-2021, 2021

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17 Jun 2021

Characterization of aerosol size properties from measurements of spectral optical depth: a global validation of the GRASP-AOD code using long-term AERONET data

Benjamin Torres and David Fuertes

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4471–4506, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4471-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4471-2021, 2021

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18 Jun 2021

Efficacy of a portable, moderate-resolution, fast-scanning differential mobility analyzer for ambient aerosol size distribution measurements

Stavros Amanatidis, Yuanlong Huang, Buddhi Pushpawela, Benjamin C. Schulze, Christopher M. Kenseth, Ryan X. Ward, John H. Seinfeld, Susanne V. Hering, and Richard C. Flagan

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4507–4516, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4507-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4507-2021, 2021

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18 Jun 2021

Sizing response of the Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS) and Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS) to changes in submicron aerosol composition and refractive index

Richard H. Moore, Elizabeth B. Wiggins, Adam T. Ahern, Stephen Zimmerman, Lauren Montgomery, Pedro Campuzano Jost, Claire E. Robinson, Luke D. Ziemba, Edward L. Winstead, Bruce E. Anderson, Charles A. Brock, Matthew D. Brown, Gao Chen, Ewan C. Crosbie, Hongyu Guo, Jose L. Jimenez, Carolyn E. Jordan, Ming Lyu, Benjamin A. Nault, Nicholas E. Rothfuss, Kevin J. Sanchez, Melinda Schueneman, Taylor J. Shingler, Michael A. Shook, Kenneth L. Thornhill, Nicholas L. Wagner, and Jian Wang

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4517–4542, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4517-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4517-2021, 2021

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18 Jun 2021

Identification of snowfall microphysical processes from Eulerian vertical gradients of polarimetric radar variables

Noémie Planat, Josué Gehring, Étienne Vignon, and Alexis Berne

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4543–4564, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4543-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4543-2021, 2021

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21 Jun 2021

Evaluation of micro rain radar-based precipitation classification algorithms to discriminate between stratiform and convective precipitation

Andreas Foth, Janek Zimmer, Felix Lauermann, and Heike Kalesse-Los

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4565–4574, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4565-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4565-2021, 2021

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21 Jun 2021

Integration of GOCI and AHI Yonsei aerosol optical depth products during the 2016 KORUS-AQ and 2018 EMeRGe campaigns

Hyunkwang Lim, Sujung Go, Jhoon Kim, Myungje Choi, Seoyoung Lee, Chang-Keun Song, and Yasuko Kasai

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4575–4592, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4575-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4575-2021, 2021

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21 Jun 2021

MicroPulse DIAL (MPD) – a diode-laser-based lidar architecture for quantitative atmospheric profiling

Scott M. Spuler, Matthew Hayman, Robert A. Stillwell, Joshua Carnes, Todd Bernatsky, and Kevin S. Repasky

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4593–4616, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4593-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4593-2021, 2021

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22 Jun 2021

Development and application of a United States-wide correction for PM_2.5 data collected with the PurpleAir sensor

Karoline K. Barkjohn, Brett Gantt, and Andrea L. Clements

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4617–4637, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4617-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4617-2021, 2021

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23 Jun 2021

Assessing sub-grid variability within satellite pixels over urban regions using airborne mapping spectrometer measurements

Wenfu Tang, David P. Edwards, Louisa K. Emmons, Helen M. Worden, Laura M. Judd, Lok N. Lamsal, Jassim A. Al-Saadi, Scott J. Janz, James H. Crawford, Merritt N. Deeter, Gabriele Pfister, Rebecca R. Buchholz, Benjamin Gaubert, and Caroline R. Nowlan

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4639–4655, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4639-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4639-2021, 2021

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23 Jun 2021

Modeling the dynamic behavior of a droplet evaporation device for the delivery of isotopically calibrated low-humidity water vapor

Erik Kerstel

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4657–4667, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4657-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4657-2021, 2021

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23 Jun 2021

An indirect-calibration method for non-target quantification of trace gases applied to a time series of fourth-generation synthetic halocarbons at the Taunus Observatory (Germany)

Fides Lefrancois, Markus Jesswein, Markus Thoma, Andreas Engel, Kieran Stanley, and Tanja Schuck

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4669–4687, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4669-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4669-2021, 2021

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24 Jun 2021

The Adaptable 4A Inversion (5AI): description and first X_CO₂ retrievals from Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) observations

Matthieu Dogniaux, Cyril Crevoisier, Raymond Armante, Virginie Capelle, Thibault Delahaye, Vincent Cassé, Martine De Mazière, Nicholas M. Deutscher, Dietrich G. Feist, Omaira E. Garcia, David W. T. Griffith, Frank Hase, Laura T. Iraci, Rigel Kivi, Isamu Morino, Justus Notholt, David F. Pollard, Coleen M. Roehl, Kei Shiomi, Kimberly Strong, Yao Té, Voltaire A. Velazco, and Thorsten Warneke

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4689–4706, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4689-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4689-2021, 2021

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28 Jun 2021

A method for liquid spectrophotometric measurement of total and water-soluble iron and copper in ambient aerosols

Yuhan Yang, Dong Gao, and Rodney J. Weber

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4707–4719, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4707-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4707-2021, 2021

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28 Jun 2021

Sensitivity of Aeolus HLOS winds to temperature and pressure specification in the L2B processor

Matic Šavli, Vivien Pourret, Christophe Payan, and Jean-François Mahfouf

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4721–4736, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4721-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4721-2021, 2021

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29 Jun 2021

On the capability of the future ALTIUS ultraviolet–visible–near-infrared limb sounder to constrain modelled stratospheric ozone

Quentin Errera, Emmanuel Dekemper, Noel Baker, Jonas Debosscher, Philippe Demoulin, Nina Mateshvili, Didier Pieroux, Filip Vanhellemont, and Didier Fussen

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4737–4753, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4737-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4737-2021, 2021

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01 Jul 2021

Retrieval of aerosol microphysical properties from atmospheric lidar sounding: an investigation using synthetic measurements and data from the ACEPOL campaign

William G. K. McLean, Guangliang Fu, Sharon P. Burton, and Otto P. Hasekamp

Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 4755–4771, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4755-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-4755-2021, 2021

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