WG 2: Atmospheric Aerosol Studies

Chair: Daniele Contini

Ambient aerosols are recognized to have important impacts on the ecosystem, human health and climate change. However, aerosol formation and aging mechanisms, as well as a number of related atmospheric processes are not well understood. Of our main interest are physical, chemical, and optical properties of ambient aerosols and their mimics, including time-resolved investigations of the complex multiphase system and aerosol modelling. We aim to provide better insight, new aspects and knowledge on the lifecycle of atmospheric aerosol particles, with an emphasis on their roles in cloud formation and Earth’s radiative balance.

The Atmospheric Aerosol Studies working group is an interdisciplinary scientific forum that strives for the scientific exchange and the highest-level scientific discussions within the wide atmospheric aerosol science community. We warmly welcome contributions from field as well as aerosol chamber, laboratory, and modelling studies considering any aspect of atmospheric aerosols and their processing.

Subtopics (responsible person)

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1. Aerosols and clouds in polar regions (Julia Schmale)

2. Aerosol-cloud-interaction, ice nucleation and role in climate feedbacks (Silvia Henning)

3. New particle formation (Tuomo Nieminen)

4. Homogeneous, heterogeneous and multiphase chemistry, secondary aerosols (Ana Kroflič)

5. Transport of atmospheric aerosols, modelling and climate forcing (Roland Schrödner)

6. Molecular characterization of atmospheric aerosols (Christopher Kampf)

7. Chemical characterization of carbonaceous aerosols (James Allan)

8. Source apportionment of atmospheric aerosols (Daniele Contini, André Prevot)

9. Aerosol optical properties and atmospheric light absorption (Luca Ferrero)

10. Physico-chemical properties of atmospheric aerosols (Jack Lin)

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WG members

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