The Ny-Ålesund Aerosol Cloud Experiment (NASCENT): Overview and First Results

Author:

Pasquier J. T.11,David R. O.22,Freitas G.33,Gierens R.44,Gramlich Y.3,Haslett S.3,Li G.1,Schäfer B.2,Siegel K.3,Wieder J.1,Adachi K.55,Belosi F.66,Carlsen T.2,Decesari S.6,Ebell K.4,Gilardoni S.77,Gysel-Beer M.88,Henneberger J.1,Inoue J.99,Kanji Z. A.1,Koike M.1010,Kondo Y.9,Krejci R.3,Lohmann U.1,Maturilli M.1111,Mazzolla M.7,Modini R.8,Mohr C.3,Motos G.1212,Nenes A.1313,Nicosia A.6,Ohata S.1414,Paglione M.6,Park S.1515,Pileci R. E.1616,Ramelli F.1,Rinaldi M.6,Ritter C.11,Sato K.1717,Storelvmo T.2,Tobo Y.9,Traversi R.1818,Viola A.7,Zieger P.3

Affiliation:

1. Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland;

2. Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;

3. Department of Environmental Science, and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden;

4. Institute for Geophysics and Meteorology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany;

5. Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;

6. National Research Council, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Bologna, Italy;

7. Institute for Polar Sciences, CNR, Bologna, and Institute for Polar Sciences, CNR, Rome, Italy;

8. Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland;

9. National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan;

10. Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;

11. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, Germany;

12. Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and Their Impacts, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland;

13. Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and Their Impacts, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Center for Studies of Air Quality and Climate Change, Institute for Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Patras, Greece;

14. Institute for Space–Earth Environmental Research, and Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan;

15. Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon,Korea;

16. Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, and U-Earth Biotech Ltd., London, United Kingdom;

17. Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan;

18. Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Abstract The Arctic is warming at more than twice the rate of the global average. This warming is influenced by clouds, which modulate the solar and terrestrial radiative fluxes and, thus, determine the surface energy budget. However, the interactions among clouds, aerosols, and radiative fluxes in the Arctic are still poorly understood. To address these uncertainties, the Ny-Ålesund Aerosol Cloud Experiment (NASCENT) study was conducted from September 2019 to August 2020 in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. The campaign’s primary goal was to elucidate the life cycle of aerosols in the Arctic and to determine how they modulate cloud properties throughout the year. In situ and remote sensing observations were taken on the ground at sea level, at a mountaintop station, and with a tethered balloon system. An overview of the meteorological and the main aerosol seasonality encountered during the NASCENT year is introduced, followed by a presentation of first scientific highlights. In particular, we present new findings on aerosol physicochemical and molecular properties. Further, the role of cloud droplet activation and ice crystal nucleation in the formation and persistence of mixed-phase clouds, and the occurrence of secondary ice processes, are discussed and compared to the representation of cloud processes within the regional Weather Research and Forecasting Model. The paper concludes with research questions that are to be addressed in upcoming NASCENT publications.

Publisher

American Meteorological Society

Subject

Atmospheric Science

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