Highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOM) from gas-phase autoxidation involving peroxy radicals: A key contributor to atmospheric aerosol

F Bianchi, T Kurtén, M Riva, C Mohr… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOM) are formed in the atmosphere via autoxidation
involving peroxy radicals arising from volatile organic compounds (VOC). HOM condense on …

New particle formation in the atmosphere: From molecular clusters to global climate

SH Lee, H Gordon, H Yu, K Lehtipalo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
New particle formation (NPF) represents the first step in the complex processes leading to
formation of cloud condensation nuclei. Newly formed nanoparticles affect human health, air …

Secondary organic aerosol formed by condensing anthropogenic vapours over China's megacities

W Nie, C Yan, DD Huang, Z Wang, Y Liu, X Qiao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Secondary organic aerosol contributes a significant fraction to aerosol mass and toxicity.
Low-volatility organic vapours are critical intermediates connecting the oxidation of volatile …

Role of sesquiterpenes in biogenic new particle formation

L Dada, D Stolzenburg, M Simon, L Fischer… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Biogenic vapors form new particles in the atmosphere, affecting global climate. The
contributions of monoterpenes and isoprene to new particle formation (NPF) have been …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation

M Wang, W Kong, R Marten, XC He, D Chen, J Pfeifer… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
A list of authors and their affiliations appears at the end of the paper New-particle formation
is a major contributor to urban smog,, but how it occurs in cities is often puzzling. If the …

[HTML][HTML] Frequent new particle formation over the high Arctic pack ice by enhanced iodine emissions

A Baccarini, L Karlsson, J Dommen, P Duplessis… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract In the central Arctic Ocean the formation of clouds and their properties are sensitive
to the availability of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). The vapors responsible for new …

Atmospheric new particle formation from the CERN CLOUD experiment

J Kirkby, A Amorim, U Baltensperger, KS Carslaw… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere profoundly influence public health and climate. Ultrafine
particles enter the body through the lungs and can translocate to essentially all organs, and …

Atmospheric nanoparticle growth

D Stolzenburg, R Cai, SM Blichner, J Kontkanen… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
New particle formation of liquid or solid nanoparticles from gas-phase precursors is a
decisive process in Earth's atmosphere and is considered one of the largest uncertainties in …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular understanding of new-particle formation from α-pinene between −50 and +25 °C

M Simon, L Dada, M Heinritzi, W Scholz… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs) contribute substantially to the formation and
growth of atmospheric aerosol particles, which affect air quality, human health and Earth's …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular identification of organic vapors driving atmospheric nanoparticle growth

C Mohr, JA Thornton, A Heitto, FD Lopez-Hilfiker… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Particles formed in the atmosphere via nucleation provide about half the number of
atmospheric cloud condensation nuclei, but in many locations, this process is limited by the …