CLASSICAL SCATTERING AEROSOL SPECTROMETER PROBE CSASP-100-HV-SP
Purpose of Participation
- To obtain aerosol concentrations and size distributions
Instrument description
The Particle Measurement Systems CSASP-100-HV is an optical probe used to measure aerosol drop size distributions in the size range of 0.5 µm - 50 µm.
| Species | Aerosol concentration and size distribution |
| Method | Laser particle counter |
| Quantity primary | Light scattering on particles |
| Quantity secondary | Number and size of particles |
| Size range | 0.5 µm - 50 µm |
| Temporal resolution | 10 seconds |
| Operation | No precipitation |
| Precision | 10 % |
| Data availability (during campaign) | Weekly |
| Final availability (after campaign) | Three months |
Specific remarks
- This instrument provides data for the verification of the lidar obtained profiles as well as gives precise size distributions.
References
Petelski T., 2003, Marine aerosol fluxes over open sea calculated from vertical concentration gradients, J. AEROSOL SCI, 34 (3), 359-371
Petelski T., Chomka M., 2000, Sea salt emission from the coastal zone, Oceanologia, 42 (4) 399-410.