Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry  --  Projects

FACE

(Feldberg Aerosol Characterization Experiment)



Two field projects (FACE2004 & FACE2005) performed at the Taunus Observatory on the "kleiner Feldberg", Germany.

Objectives:
Instrumental tests & comparisons, CCN activation studies, air mass characterization in the vicinity of the polluted Rhein-Main area, nucleation events

Instruments:
Q-AMS, C-ToF-AMS, SPLAT, various particle counters (CPC, OPC), SMPS etc.

People involved:
F. Drewnick, J. Schneider, J. Curtius, M. Kamphus, H.-J. Vössing, S. Walter, M. Ettner-Mahl, A. Kürten, R. Weigel, S. Zorn, S. Hings, B. Winterholler,

Cooperation with:
Biogeochemistry Dept., MPIC Mainz (U. Dusek, G. Frank, D. Chand)
University Mainz (L. Schütz)
University Giessen (K.-P. Hinz)
University Frankfurt (H. Bingemer)

Results:

Peer Reviewed:

Hings, S. S., S. Walter, J. Schneider, S. Borrmann, and F. Drewnick, Comparison of a Quadrupole and a Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer during the Feldberg Aerosol Characterization Experiment 2004, Aerosol Sci. Technol., 41, 679 - 691, 2007. doi: 10.1080/02786820701408483

Dusek, U., G. P. Frank, L. Hildebrandt, J. Curtius, J. Schneider, S. Walter, D. Chand, F. Drewnick, S. Hings, D. Jung, S. Borrmann, and M. O. Andreae, Size matters more than chemistry for cloud nucleating ability of aerosol particles, Science, 312, 1375-1378, 2006.

Conference Contributions:

Frank et al., Size-resolved CCN spectra of marine, continental, and pyrogenic aerosols - a comparison, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A42B-05, 2005.
Dusek et al., Size-resolved CCN spectra of marine, continental, and pyrogenic aerosols - a comparison, EAConference, Ghent, Belgium, 29.08.-02.09.2005.
Drewnick et al., The Feldberg Aerosol Characterization Experiment (FACE) 2004 – Overview, EAC, Ghent, Belgium, 29.08.-02.09.2005.
Hings et al., Intercomparison of two Aerosol Mass Spectrometers during the FACE-2004 Campaign, EAC, Ghent, Belgium, 29.08.-02.09.2005.
Hings et al., Intercomparison of two Aerosol Mass Spectrometers during the FACE-2004 Campaign, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 24 - 29 April 2005.
Chand et al.,  Optical properties of dry and humid aerosols at an elevated site in central Europe (Kleiner Feldberg 8.44 E, 50.22 N, 810 m asl),  EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 24 - 29 April 2005.
Drewnick et al.,  The Feldberg Aerosol Characterization Experiment (FACE) 2004 - Overview, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 24 - 29 April 2005.
Dusek et al., Size resolved CCN measurements during the FACE-2004 field experiment, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 24 - 29 April 2005.