Measuring the surface tension of atmospheric particles and relevant mixtures to better understand key atmospheric processes

M El Haber, V Gérard, J Kleinheins… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aerosol and aqueous particles are ubiquitous in Earth's atmosphere and play key roles in
geochemical processes such as natural chemical cycles, cloud and fog formation, air …

Optical properties of secondary organic aerosols and their changes by chemical processes

T Moise, JM Flores, Y Rudich - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION Atmospheric aerosols play a key role in the Earth's atmosphere.
Aerosols influence cloud formation and their lifetime, they affect the distribution and amount …

Improving our fundamental understanding of the role of aerosol− cloud interactions in the climate system

JH Seinfeld, C Bretherton, KS Carslaw… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The effect of an increase in atmospheric aerosol concentrations on the distribution and
radiative properties of Earth's clouds is the most uncertain component of the overall global …

Surface tension prevails over solute effect in organic-influenced cloud droplet activation

J Ovadnevaite, A Zuend, A Laaksonen, KJ Sanchez… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The spontaneous growth of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) into cloud droplets under
supersaturated water vapour conditions is described by classic Köhler theory,. This …

Atmospheric processes and their controlling influence on cloud condensation nuclei activity

DK Farmer, CD Cappa, SM Kreidenweis - Chemical Reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric Processes and Their Controlling Influence on Cloud Condensation Nuclei Activity
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Brown carbon formation by aqueous-phase carbonyl compound reactions with amines and ammonium sulfate

MH Powelson, BM Espelien, LN Hawkins… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Reactions between small water-soluble carbonyl compounds, ammonium sulfate (AS),
and/or amines were evaluated for their ability to form light-absorbing species in aqueous …

The surface tension of surfactant-containing, finite volume droplets

BR Bzdek, JP Reid, J Malila… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Surface tension influences the fraction of atmospheric particles that become cloud droplets.
Although surfactants are an important component of aerosol mass, the surface tension of …

Liquid water: ubiquitous contributor to aerosol mass

TKV Nguyen, Q Zhang, JL Jimenez… - … & Technology Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Aerosol liquid water (ALW) is a ubiquitous component of atmospheric aerosol and
influences particle chemistry, visibility, human health, and regional climate. The global …

Atmospheric aerosols: clouds, chemistry, and climate

VF McNeill - Annual review of chemical and biomolecular …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Although too small to be seen with the human eye, atmospheric particulate matter has major
impacts on the world around us, from our health to global climate. Understanding the …

Particle partitioning potential of organic compounds is highest in the Eastern US and driven by anthropogenic water

AG Carlton, BJ Turpin - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
Gas-phase water-soluble organic matter (WSOM g) is ubiquitous in the troposphere. In the
summertime, the potential for these gases to partition to particle-phase liquid water (H 2 O …