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Corral et al. 2021

Corral, A., R. Braun, B. Cairns, V.A. Gorooh, H. Liu, L. Ma, A.H. Mardi, D. Painemal, S. Stamnes, B. van Diedenhoven, H. Wang, Y. Yang, B. Zhang, and A. Sorooshian, 2021: An overview of atmospheric features over the Western North Atlantic Ocean and North American East Coast — Part 1: Analysis of aerosols, gases, and wet deposition chemistry. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 126, no. 4, e2020JD032592, doi:10.1029/2020JD032592.

The Western North Atlantic Ocean (WNAO) and adjoining East Coast of North America are of great importance for atmospheric research and have been extensively studied for several decades. This broad region exhibits complex meteorological features and a wide range of conditions associated with gas and particulate species from many sources regionally and other continents. As Part 1 of a 2-part paper series, this work characterizes quantities associated with atmospheric chemistry, including gases, aerosols, and wet deposition, by analyzing available satellite observations, ground-based data, model simulations, and reanalysis products. Part 2 provides insight into the atmospheric circulation, boundary layer variability, three-dimensional cloud structure, properties, and precipitation over the WNAO domain. Key results include spatial and seasonal differences in composition along the North American East Coast and over the WNAO associated with varying sources of smoke and dust and meteorological drivers such as temperature, moisture, and precipitation. Spatial and seasonal variations of tropospheric carbon monoxide and ozone highlight different pathways towards the accumulation of these species in the troposphere. Spatial distributions of speciated aerosol optical depth and vertical profiles of aerosol mass mixing ratios show a clear seasonal cycle highlighting the influence of different sources in addition to the impact of intercontinental transport. Analysis of long-term climate model simulations of aerosol species and satellite observations of carbon monoxide confirm that there has been a significant decline in recent decades among anthropogenic constituents owing to regulatory activities.

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@article{co05110l,
  author={Corral, A. and Braun, R. and Cairns, B. and Gorooh, V. A. and Liu, H. and Ma, L. and Mardi, A. H. and Painemal, D. and Stamnes, S. and van Diedenhoven, B. and Wang, H. and Yang, Y. and Zhang, B. and Sorooshian, A.},
  title={An overview of atmospheric features over the Western North Atlantic Ocean and North American East Coast — Part 1: Analysis of aerosols, gases, and wet deposition chemistry},
  year={2021},
  journal={Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres},
  volume={126},
  number={4},
  pages={e2020JD032592},
  doi={10.1029/2020JD032592},
}

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RIS Citation

TY  - JOUR
ID  - co05110l
AU  - Corral, A.
AU  - Braun, R.
AU  - Cairns, B.
AU  - Gorooh, V. A.
AU  - Liu, H.
AU  - Ma, L.
AU  - Mardi, A. H.
AU  - Painemal, D.
AU  - Stamnes, S.
AU  - van Diedenhoven, B.
AU  - Wang, H.
AU  - Yang, Y.
AU  - Zhang, B.
AU  - Sorooshian, A.
PY  - 2021
TI  - An overview of atmospheric features over the Western North Atlantic Ocean and North American East Coast — Part 1: Analysis of aerosols, gases, and wet deposition chemistry
JA  - J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.
JO  - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
VL  - 126
IS  - 4
SP  - e2020JD032592
DO  - 10.1029/2020JD032592
ER  -

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