EGU22-8559
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-8559
EGU General Assembly 2022
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Modelling marine organic aerosol and its impact on clouds in the Arctic 

Anisbel Leon, Bernd Heinold, and Manuela van Pinxteren
Anisbel Leon et al.
  • Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Modelling Department, Germany (leon@tropos.de)

Marine organic aerosol is a major contributor to cloud condensation nuclei and ice nucleating particles over pristine open-ocean and coastal regions and thus has an important impact on radiation, precipitation, and atmospheric dynamics. In the Arctic, the summer-time loss of sea ice together with the rapid ice retreat are key factors for potentially increased marine aerosol emissions. In our planned studies with the aerosol-climate model ICON-HAM, we want to investigate the influence of primary marine organic aerosol on the Arctic climate and its rapid warming. Currently, the model development focuses on the implementation of a detailed, species-resolved ocean emission scheme. Here, we present the first results of an offline version following Burrows et al. (2014). The new emission scheme has been applied in ICON-HAM. This allows for including the marine organic aerosol’s life cycle and interactions with mixed–phase Arctic clouds, focusing on potential ice-active species.

How to cite: Leon, A., Heinold, B., and van Pinxteren, M.: Modelling marine organic aerosol and its impact on clouds in the Arctic , EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-8559, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-8559, 2022.