Formation of atmospheric particles from organic acids produced by forests

IG Kavouras, N Mihalopoulos, EG Stephanou - Nature, 1998 - nature.com
Aerosol formation in the atmosphere is an important process to understand, in that such
particles may act as the cloud condensation nuclei responsible for the 'cloud–climate'effect …

Atmospheric particles from organic vapours

CD O'Dowd, P Aalto, K Hmeri, M Kulmala, T Hoffmann - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Aerosol particles produced over forested areas may affect climate by acting as nuclei for
cloud condensation, but their composition (and hence the chemical species that drive their …

A large source of low-volatility secondary organic aerosol

M Ehn, JA Thornton, E Kleist, M Sipilä, H Junninen… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Forests emit large quantities of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the atmosphere. Their
condensable oxidation products can form secondary organic aerosol, a significant and …

An amorphous solid state of biogenic secondary organic aerosol particles

A Virtanen, J Joutsensaari, T Koop, J Kannosto… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles are formed in the atmosphere from condensable
oxidation products of anthropogenic and biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) …

Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours

G McFiggans, TF Mentel, J Wildt, I Pullinen, S Kang… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosol contributes to the atmospheric particle burden with implications
for air quality and climate. Biogenic volatile organic compounds such as terpenoids emitted …

New particle formation in forests inhibited by isoprene emissions

A Kiendler-Scharr, J Wildt, MD Maso, T Hohaus… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
It has been suggested that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are involved in organic
aerosol formation, which in turn affects radiative forcing and climate. The most abundant …

Evaporation from forests in cloud enhances the effects of acid deposition

MH Unsworth - Nature, 1984 - nature.com
Declining growth rates and injury to foliage have been observed in forests at high elevations
in areas of Europe and North America1, 2; in such areas the trees are regularly enveloped in …

[HTML][HTML] Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets

B Franco, T Blumenstock, C Cho, L Clarisse… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Atmospheric acidity is increasingly determined by carbon dioxide and organic acids,–.
Among the latter, formic acid facilitates the nucleation of cloud droplets and contributes to …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in long-range transported aerosols

G Lunde, ALF Bjorseth - Nature, 1977 - nature.com
THE presence in Norway of long-range transported air pollutants from the European
continent and England is well established. In particular, SO2 and other inorganic …

Pollutant transfer in upland regions by occult precipitation

GJ Dollard, MH Unsworth, MJ Harve - Nature, 1983 - nature.com
Pathways for the transfer of pollutants from the atmosphere to vegetation by gaseous
absorption (dry deposition) and in rain (wet deposition) have been studied extensively. Here …