Amazon boundary layer aerosol concentration sustained by vertical transport during rainfall

Jian Wang (), Radovan Krejci, Scott Giangrande, Chongai Kuang, Henrique M. J. Barbosa, Joel Brito, Samara Carbone, Xuguang Chi, Jennifer Comstock, Florian Ditas, Jost Lavric, Hanna E. Manninen, Fan Mei, Daniel Moran-Zuloaga, Christopher Pöhlker, Mira L. Pöhlker, Jorge Saturno, Beat Schmid, Rodrigo A. F. Souza, Stephen R. Springston, Jason M. Tomlinson, Tami Toto, David Walter, Daniela Wimmer, James N. Smith, Markku Kulmala, Luiz A. T. Machado, Paulo Artaxo, Meinrat O. Andreae, Tuukka Petäjä and Scot T. Martin
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Jian Wang: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Radovan Krejci: Stockholm University
Scott Giangrande: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Chongai Kuang: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Henrique M. J. Barbosa: University of São Paulo
Joel Brito: University of São Paulo
Samara Carbone: University of São Paulo
Xuguang Chi: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jennifer Comstock: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Florian Ditas: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jost Lavric: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Hanna E. Manninen: University of Helsinki
Fan Mei: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Daniel Moran-Zuloaga: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Christopher Pöhlker: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Mira L. Pöhlker: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jorge Saturno: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Beat Schmid: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Rodrigo A. F. Souza: Amazonas State University
Stephen R. Springston: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Jason M. Tomlinson: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tami Toto: Brookhaven National Laboratory
David Walter: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Daniela Wimmer: University of Helsinki
James N. Smith: University of California
Markku Kulmala: University of Helsinki
Luiz A. T. Machado: National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos
Paulo Artaxo: University of São Paulo
Meinrat O. Andreae: Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Tuukka Petäjä: University of Helsinki
Scot T. Martin: Harvard University

Nature, 2016, vol. 539, issue 7629, 416-419

Abstract: Rapid vertical transport of small aerosol particles from the free troposphere to the atmospheric boundary layer occurs during precipitation and maintains the population of aerosol particles over Amazonia.

Date: 2016
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