Universal Spectrum for Atmospheric Suspended Particulates: Comparison with Observations, Data Set IV - Rain Formation in Warm Clouds: General Systems Theory - page 91

Table 6.3 World data centre aer osols details

Parameter: number size distribu tion
Station: Ny Ålesund
Data QAC narsto permanent archive file name WDCA_GAWA_

NYAZ_SIZEN_2001/2002/2003/2004.csv

Definition Particle concentration between 0.017.8 and 0.7079 μm in 16

size classes

Units #/cc

Method Differential mobility particle sizer (DMA)

Start 2000/01/01

End ongoing

Data period 2001-2004

Size-class limits 0.017.8, 0.022.4, 0.028.2, 0.0355, 0.0447, 0.0562, 0.0708,

0.0891, 0.1122, 0.1413, 0.1778, 0.2239, 0.2818, 0.3548,
0.4467, 0.5623, 0.7079 μm

Station: Pallas
Data QAC narsto permanent archive file name WDCA_GAWA_

PAL_SIZEN_2001/2002/2003/2004.csv

Definition Particle concentration between 0.0069 and 0.53 μm in 30 size

classes

Units #/cc

Method Differential mobility particle sizer (DMA)

Start 2000/01/01

End Ongoing

Data period 2001-2004

Size-class limits 0.0069, 0.0079, 0.0092, 0.0106, 0.0123, 0.0142, 0.0164,

0.019, 0.022, 0.0254, 0.0294, 0.034, 0.0393, 0.0454, 0.0525,
0.0607, 0.0703, 0.0811, 0.0937, 0.1084, 0.1252, 0.1446,
0.1671, 0.1931, 0.223, 0.2573, 0.2974, 0.3436, 0.3966,
0.4583, 0.53 μm

Station: Hohenpeissenberg
Data QAC narsto permanent archive file name WDCA_GAWA_

HOP_SIZE_2001/2002/2003/2004/2005.csv

Definition Particle concentration between 0.1 and 6.75 μm in 15 size

classes

Units #/cc

Method Optical particle counter (OPC)

Start 1996/10/01

End Ongoing

Data period 2001-2005

Size-class limits 0.1, 0.12, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, 0.35, 0.45, 0.6, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4.5,

6, 7.5 μm