I am interested in collecting fog, dew, and/or rain for trace element composition analysis, and I would like to know if anyone has any good papers or knowledge about the variations in trace element composition of atmospheric water at different elevations in the atmosphere (specifically the troposphere). I expect that the aqueous trace elements in fog and dew will be different than the trace elements in rain due to the variations in aerosol composition / concentration in different altitudes of the troposphere. If there is any supporting evidence that leads to the idea that rainwater and fog have nearly identical trace-element compositions (i.e. cations from soluble aerosol nuclei) in the troposphere that would be very helpful.
Thanks!!
Please have a look to the following publication
The Kleiner Feldberg Cloud Experiment 1990
EUROTRAC Subproject Ground-Based Cloud Experiment (GCE)
Fuzzi, Sandro (Ed.)
Reprinted from JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; 19:1-2, 1995, VI, 258 p.
IMO this too general
For what region are you looking for info
I like to indicate that fog and dew typically occur during weather situations in which clouds and precipitation are absent. Fog/dew also mostly arise under stagnant conditions and its constituents are thus local.
Same for high and low clouds but at a more extended scale
Also: are you interested in the water soluble fraction or total metals
Karl-Heinz
Did you participate in the experiment?
As far as I have studied the publications it is mostly about the acidifying components
BTW The book is for free on googlebooks but not all contributions are complete
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