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https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-3-477-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/ar-3-477-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
03 Nov 2025
Research article |
| 03 Nov 2025
| 03 Nov 2025
AIDA Arctic transport experiment – Part 1: Simulation of northward transport and aging effect on fundamental black carbon properties
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, National Research Council of Italy, Bologna, Italy
Pia Bogert
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Patrick Ginot
University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, G-INP, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement, Grenoble, France
Yiwei Gong
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
now at: PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Gholam Ali Hoshyaripour
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Troposphere Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Yaqiong Hu
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Feng Jiang
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
now at: School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47401-2204, USA
Paolo Laj
University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, G-INP, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement, Grenoble, France
now at: World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Yanxia Li
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Claudia Linke
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Ottmar Möhler
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Harald Saathoff
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Martin Schnaiter
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
now at: Institute for Atmospheric Research of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
Nsikanabasi Silas Umo
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
now at: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
Franziska Vogel
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
now at: Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate, National Research Council of Italy, Bologna, Italy
Robert Wagner
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Data sets
Dataset for the paper entitled "AIDA Arctic transport experiment part 1: simulation of northward transport and ageing effect on fundamental black carbon properties" by Zanatta et al. (2025) Marco Zanatta et al. https://doi.org/10.35097/7gh3j1jzabrzkcx9
ERA5 monthly averaged data on pressure levels from 1940 to present Hans Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.6860a573
CAMS global reanalysis (EAC4) monthly averaged fields Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service https://doi.org/10.24381/fd75fff2
Short summary
Back carbon is an atmospheric pollutant from combustion and contributes to the Arctic warming. However, its properties change as it travels through the atmosphere, affecting its impact. We recreated Arctic transport conditions in a laboratory to study how black carbon evolves over time. Our findings show that temperature and altitude strongly influence its transformation, providing key insights for improving climate models and understanding Arctic pollution.
Back carbon is an atmospheric pollutant from combustion and contributes to the Arctic warming....
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