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 …

Recent advances in understanding secondary organic aerosol: Implications for global climate forcing

M Shrivastava, CD Cappa, J Fan… - Reviews of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic emissions and land use changes have modified atmospheric aerosol
concentrations and size distributions over time. Understanding preindustrial conditions and …

Atmospheric new particle formation from sulfuric acid and amines in a Chinese megacity

L Yao, O Garmash, F Bianchi, J Zheng, C Yan… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) is an important global phenomenon that is
nevertheless sensitive to ambient conditions. According to both observation and theoretical …

[HTML][HTML] Trees, forests and water: Cool insights for a hot world

D Ellison, CE Morris, B Locatelli, D Sheil… - Global environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Forest-driven water and energy cycles are poorly integrated into regional, national,
continental and global decision-making on climate change adaptation, mitigation, land use …

[HTML][HTML] Ion-induced nucleation of pure biogenic particles

J Kirkby, J Duplissy, K Sengupta, C Frege, H Gordon… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Atmospheric aerosols and their effect on clouds are thought to be important for
anthropogenic radiative forcing of the climate, yet remain poorly understood. Globally …

[HTML][HTML] The role of low-volatility organic compounds in initial particle growth in the atmosphere

J Tröstl, WK Chuang, H Gordon, M Heinritzi, C Yan… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
About half of present-day cloud condensation nuclei originate from atmospheric nucleation,
frequently appearing as a burst of new particles near midday. Atmospheric observations …

Formation of urban fine particulate matter

R Zhang, G Wang, S Guo, ML Zamora, Q Ying… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Urban air pollution represents one of the greatest environmental challenges facing mankind
in the 21st century. 1, 2 Noticeably, many developing countries, such as China and India …

Elucidating severe urban haze formation in China

S Guo, M Hu, ML Zamora, J Peng… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
As the world's second largest economy, China has experienced severe haze pollution, with
fine particulate matter (PM) recently reaching unprecedentedly high levels across many …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …