Atmospheric clusters to nanoparticles: Recent progress and challenges in closing the gap in chemical composition

JN Smith, DC Draper, S Chee, M Dam, H Glicker… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aerosol nanoclusters (AN), defined here as molecular aggregates suspended in a gas with
dimensions between 2 and 10 nm, are the link between substances that we think of as …

100 years of progress in cloud physics, aerosols, and aerosol chemistry research

SM Kreidenweis, M Petters… - Meteorological …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
This chapter reviews the history of the discovery of cloud nuclei and their impacts on cloud
microphysics and the climate system. Pioneers including John Aitken, Sir John Mason …

The potential role of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) in aerosol formation and growth and the associated radiative forcings

AL Hodshire, P Campuzano-Jost… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Atmospheric marine aerosol particles impact Earth's albedo and climate. These particles can
be primary or secondary and come from a variety of sources, including sea salt, dissolved …

Phase State, Surface Tension, Water Activity, and Accommodation Coefficient of Water–Organic Clusters Near the Critical Size for Atmospheric New Particle …

X Li, IC Bourg - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interactions between water and organic molecules in sub-4 nm clusters play a significant
role in the formation and growth of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles. However, a …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of the HI-SCALE field campaign: A new perspective on shallow convective clouds

JD Fast, LK Berg, L Alexander, D Bell… - Bulletin of the …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
Overview of the HI-SCALE Field Campaign: A New Perspective on Shallow Convective
Clouds in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 100 Issue 5 (2019) Jump …

The driving effects of common atmospheric molecules for formation of prenucleation clusters: the case of sulfuric acid, formic acid, nitric acid, ammonia, and dimethyl …

CJ Bready, VR Fowler, LA Juechter… - Environmental …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
How secondary aerosols form is critical as aerosols' impact on Earth's climate is one of the
main sources of uncertainty for understanding global warming. The beginning stages for …

The striking effect of vertical mixing in the planetary boundary layer on new particle formation in the Yangtze River Delta

S Lai, S Hai, Y Gao, Y Wang, L Sheng… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
New particle formation (NPF) induces a sharp increase in ultrafine particle number
concentrations and potentially acts as an important source of cloud condensation nuclei …

Aerosol particle formation in the upper residual layer

J Lampilahti, K Leino, A Manninen… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
According to current estimates, atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) produces a large
fraction of aerosol particles and cloud condensation nuclei in the earth's atmosphere …

The importance of ammonia for springtime atmospheric new particle formation and aerosol number abundance over the United States

AA Nair, F Yu, G Luo - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
New particle formation (NPF) and subsequent growth can contribute upwards of 50% of the
global cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) budget. It is also a significant source of ultrafine …

Diurnal and seasonal variations in the phase state of secondary organic aerosol material over the contiguous US simulated in CMAQ

Y Li, AG Carlton, M Shiraiwa - ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) accounts for a substantial portion of atmospheric
particulate matter. Phase state plays an important role in the formation and evolution of SOA …