UK Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (UK SOLAS)
Project 15
Aerosol characterisation and modelling in the marine environment (ACMME)
Principal Investigator — James Allan
Objectives
- To characterise the chemical and hygroscopic properties of marine aerosol as a function of size.
- To quantify the cloud-forming potential of the aerosol.
- To predict the effect of marine aerosol on cloud droplet number.
- To study meridional variation in aerosol properties.
Activities
Fieldwork has included participation in the RHaMBLe cruise (D319) and measurements at the UK SOLAS Observatory at Cape Verde. Key measurements have included:
- aerosol particle size spectra
- chemical composition and hygroscopicity of aerosol samples
ACMME has also incorporated detailed modelling studies relating aerosol particle size and composition to cloud formation.
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Related UK SOLAS pages at BODC
| Project overview | Cruise programme | |
| Data centre's role | Data inventories | |
| Data policy | Data delivery | |
| Data submission | Other links | |
| Data centre processing | Knowledge transfer | |
| Final report |
Related external links
| International SOLAS | Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (QUEST) | |
| NERC SOLAS | James Allan , University of Manchester |
