Articles | Volume 19, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1611-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-1611-2026
Research article
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04 Mar 2026
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2026

Hygroscopic enhancement of suburban aerosol light scattering measured using a single-nephelometer system in Central Europe

Lenka Suchánková, Jakub Ondráček, Naděžda Zíková, Petr Roztočil, Petr Vodička, Roman Prokeš, Ivan Holoubek, and Vladimír Ždímal

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Humidified single-nephelometer set-up system datasets Lenka Suchánková https://doi.org/10.17632/8ds98t2f3x.1

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In this work, we show how aerosol particles in city air change their ability to scatter light when exposed to humidity, which affects the climate. Using a simpler tool, we found that in Prague's suburbs, these particles showed only a small change in light scattering, likely due to carbon-rich pollution that effectively absorbs light. Our method helps to reduce certain types of measurement uncertainty and helps fill gaps in urban climate data.
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