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Marine ARM GPCI Investigations of Clouds (MAGIC): Measuring the Composition of Aerosol Particles

1 July 2013 - 26 September 2013

Lead Scientist: Ernie Lewis

Observatory: AMF, MAG

The role of aerosols on cloud activation and hygroscopic properties is strongly affected by mixing state of aerosol particles. Thus the measurements of aerosol chemical composition are critically important for better understanding of the processes affecting cloud formation and lifetime. The goal of this work was to measure chemical composition of aerosol particles of different origins during the second MAGIC’s Intensive Observation Period (IOP) in July 2013. The working hypothesis is that marine aerosol composition and cloud radiative properties are closely coupled.

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Chen et al. "Diurnal evolution of non-precipitating marine stratocumuli in a large-eddy simulation ensemble". 2024. 10.5194/acp-24-12661-2024.

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Marine ARM GPCI Investigation of Clouds (MAGIC)

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Yuan Gao

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MAG Data Sources

Name	Full Name	Browse Data
`AOS`	Aerosol Observing System	Browse Data
`AOSMET`	Meteorological Measurements associated with the Aerosol Observing System	Browse Data
`CCN`	Cloud Condensation Nuclei Particle Counter	Browse Data
`CEIL`	Ceilometer	Browse Data
`CEILSHIPCOR`	Ceilometer Corrected for Ship Motion	Browse Data
`CPC`	Condensation Particle Counter	Browse Data
`HSRL`	High Spectral Resolution Lidar	Browse Data
`HSRLSHIPCOR`	HSRL Corrected for Ship Motion	Browse Data
`HTDMA`	Humidified Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer	Browse Data
`INTERPSONDE`	Interpolated Sonde	Browse Data
`IRT`	Infrared Thermometer	Browse Data
`KAZR`	Ka ARM Zenith Radar	Browse Data
`KAZRSHIPCOR`	KAZR Ship Motion Correction	Browse Data
`MARINEMET`	Marine Surface Meteorological Instrumentation	Browse Data
`MPL`	Micropulse Lidar	Browse Data
`MPLCMASK`	Cloud mask from Micropulse Lidar	Browse Data
`MPLPOLFSSHIPCOR`	MPL Corrected for Ship Motion	Browse Data
`MWACR`	Marine W-Band (95 GHz) ARM Cloud Radar	Browse Data
`MWACRSHIPCOR`	MWACR Ship Motion Correction	Browse Data
`MWR`	Microwave Radiometer	Browse Data
`MWR3C`	Microwave Radiometer, 3 Channel	Browse Data
`MWRRET`	MWR Retrievals	Browse Data
`NAV`	Navigational Location and Attitude	Browse Data
`NAVBE`	Navigational Location and Attitude Best Estimate	Browse Data
`NEPHELOMETER`	Nephelometer	Browse Data
`OZONE`	Ozone Monitor	Browse Data
`PBLHT`	Planetary Boundary Layer Height	Browse Data
`PRP`	Portable Radiation Package	Browse Data
`PSAP`	Particle Soot Absorption Photometer	Browse Data
`RWP`	Radar Wind Profiler	Browse Data
`SASZE`	Shortwave Array Spectroradiometer-Zenith	Browse Data
`SONDE`	Balloon-Borne Sounding System	Browse Data
`SONDEGRID`	Gridded Sonde VAP Product	Browse Data
`S-TABLE`	Stabilized Platform	Browse Data
`TSI`	Total Sky Imager	Browse Data
`UHSAS`	Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer	Browse Data