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Vertical Distribution of Alkanes in Atmospheric Aerosol in the Russian Arctic in September 2020

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A combined experiment aimed at the study of the air composition over all the seas in the Russian Arctic was carried out in September 2020 with the Optik Tu-134 flying laboratory. The experiment included sampling the of atmospheric aerosol in the air layer from 200 to 9000 m above sea level and determining the concentration of saturated hydrocarbons (n-alkanes) in aerosol particles. Saturated hydrocarbon compounds in the range С9Н20–С27Н56 were found in the air of this sector of the Arctic. The main mass of this class of organic compounds is concentrated in the narrower range С10Н22–С20Н42. The concentration of n-alkanes in aerosol over all the seas was low (ranging within 9.3–12.6 ng/m3). The only exception was the Chukchi Sea, over which the concentration attained 37.7 ng/m3.

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This study is based on the data obtained with the Tu-134 Optik flying laboratory being a part of the Atmosfera Common Use Center.

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The work is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (agreement no. 075-15-2021-934).

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  1. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, 634055, Tomsk, Russia

    V. G. Arshinova, M. Yu. Arshinov, B. D. Belan, D. K. Davydov, G. A. Ivlev, A. V. Kozlov, T. M. Rasskazchikova, D. V. Simonenkov & G. N. Tolmachev

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Arshinova, V.G., Arshinov, M.Y., Belan, B.D. et al. Vertical Distribution of Alkanes in Atmospheric Aerosol in the Russian Arctic in September 2020. Atmos Ocean Opt 34, 577–585 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856021060312

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