SCILLA Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer (SEMS) airborne data

Metcalf, Andrew; Wang, Dongli; Collins, Don; Bahreini, Roya; Witte, Mikael; Bucholtz, Anthony

doi:10.5439/2588599

Title: SCILLA Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer (SEMS) airborne data

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Abstract

The Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer (SEMS) provides measurements of bulk aerosol size distributions, which are crucial for studying aerosol-cloud interactions. The instrument sampled through two different inlets: an isokinetic inlet and a counter-flow virtual impactor (CVI) inlet. Data were collected to help improve climate and earth systems models, characterize atmospheric conditions, and validate satellite observations and climate simulations.

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Metcalf, Andrew; Wang, Dongli;

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Publication Date:: Tue Sep 16 04:00:00 UTC 2025

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Research Org.:: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Collaborations:: PNNL, BNL, ANL, ORNL

Subject:: Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer; Size-resolved particle number concentration (dN/dlogDP) from electrical mobility analyzer; Troposphere

OSTI Identifier:: 2588599

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5439/2588599

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                    Metcalf, Andrew, Wang, Dongli, Collins, Don, Bahreini, Roya, Witte, Mikael, and Bucholtz, Anthony. SCILLA Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer (SEMS) airborne data.  United States: N. p., 2025. 
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                    Metcalf, Andrew, Wang, Dongli, Collins, Don, Bahreini, Roya, Witte, Mikael, & Bucholtz, Anthony. SCILLA Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer (SEMS) airborne data.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.5439/2588599

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                    Metcalf, Andrew, Wang, Dongli, Collins, Don, Bahreini, Roya, Witte, Mikael, and Bucholtz, Anthony. 2025.  
"SCILLA Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer (SEMS) airborne data".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.5439/2588599.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2588599. Pub date:Tue Sep 16 04:00:00 UTC 2025

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  abstractNote = {The Scanning Electrical Mobility Spectrometer (SEMS) provides measurements of bulk aerosol size distributions, which are crucial for studying aerosol-cloud interactions. The instrument sampled through two different inlets: an isokinetic inlet and a counter-flow virtual impactor (CVI) inlet. Data were collected to help improve climate and earth systems models, characterize atmospheric conditions, and validate satellite observations and climate simulations.},

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