Abstract
Measurements of aged aerosol scattering in the Eastern Mediterranean at ambient and low relative humidity (RH) are combined with measurements of its size composition distribution and its aerosol water content to gain insights about its hygroscopic and optical properties. The particle water uptake above 60% RH can be explained by the water absorption by the inorganic particulate matter in this sulphate rich environment. However, the particles were supersaturated aqueous solutions at low RH and this water cannot be explained just by the water associated with their inorganic components in a metastable state. We estimate that approximately 20% of this water may be contributed by the aged organic particulate matter. A semi-empirical equation is derived allowing the estimation of the aged aerosol Volume Growth Factor (VGF) from the ratios of scattering at ambient and low RH. The predictions of the equation are in good agreement with the measurement dataset obtained during the study.
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