Annual Changes of Aerosol Optical Depth
and Ångström Exponent over Spitsbergen
P. Pakszys, T. Zielinski, K. Markowicz, T. Petelski, P. Makuch,
J. Lisok, M. Chilinski, A. Rozwadowska, Ch. Ritter, R. Neuber,
R. Udisti and M. Mazzola
Abstract In this work we present the annual changes of two major, climate related
aerosol optical parameters measured at three Spitsbergen locations, Ny-Alesund,
Longyearbyen and Hornsund over a period between 2000 and 2012. We discuss the
changes of aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 500 nm and the Ångström exponent
(AE) (440–870 nm) measured with use of different types of sun photometers. For
the measurement data we adopted several data quality assurance techniques and the
calibration of the instruments was taken into consideration. The results obtained
show that marine source has been a dominating of aerosol sources over Spitsbergen.
Some years (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011) show very high values of AOD due to
strong aerosol events such as the Arctic Haze. In general the mean AOD values
increase over the period of 2000 and 2012 over Spitsbergen. This may indicate the
presence of larger scale of atmospheric pollution in the region.
Keywords Atmospheric aerosols Á Aerosol optical properties Á Sun photometry Á
Spitsbergen Á iAREA Á GAME
P. Pakszys (&) Á T. Zielinski Á T. Petelski Á P. Makuch Á A. Rozwadowska
Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
e-mail: pakszys@iopan.gda.pl
K. Markowicz Á J. Lisok Á M. Chilinski
University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
T. Zielinski
Centre for Polar Studies National Leading Research Centre, 60 Bedzinska Street,
41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Ch.Ritter Á R. Neuber
Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Centre for Polar- and Marine Research,
Potsdam, Germany
R. Udisti
University of Florence, Florence, Italy
M. Mazzola
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, Bologna, Italy
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
T. Zielinski et al. (eds.), Impact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments,
GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14283-8_3
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and Ångström Exponent over Spitsbergen
P. Pakszys, T. Zielinski, K. Markowicz, T. Petelski, P. Makuch,
J. Lisok, M. Chilinski, A. Rozwadowska, Ch. Ritter, R. Neuber,
R. Udisti and M. Mazzola
Abstract In this work we present the annual changes of two major, climate related
aerosol optical parameters measured at three Spitsbergen locations, Ny-Alesund,
Longyearbyen and Hornsund over a period between 2000 and 2012. We discuss the
changes of aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 500 nm and the Ångström exponent
(AE) (440–870 nm) measured with use of different types of sun photometers. For
the measurement data we adopted several data quality assurance techniques and the
calibration of the instruments was taken into consideration. The results obtained
show that marine source has been a dominating of aerosol sources over Spitsbergen.
Some years (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011) show very high values of AOD due to
strong aerosol events such as the Arctic Haze. In general the mean AOD values
increase over the period of 2000 and 2012 over Spitsbergen. This may indicate the
presence of larger scale of atmospheric pollution in the region.
Keywords Atmospheric aerosols Á Aerosol optical properties Á Sun photometry Á
Spitsbergen Á iAREA Á GAME
P. Pakszys (&) Á T. Zielinski Á T. Petelski Á P. Makuch Á A. Rozwadowska
Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland
e-mail: pakszys@iopan.gda.pl
K. Markowicz Á J. Lisok Á M. Chilinski
University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
T. Zielinski
Centre for Polar Studies National Leading Research Centre, 60 Bedzinska Street,
41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
Ch.Ritter Á R. Neuber
Alfred-Wegener-Institute Helmholtz-Centre for Polar- and Marine Research,
Potsdam, Germany
R. Udisti
University of Florence, Florence, Italy
M. Mazzola
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, National Research Council, Bologna, Italy
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
T. Zielinski et al. (eds.), Impact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments,
GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14283-8_3
23