High Concentration of Atmospheric Sub‐3 nm Particles in Polluted Environment of Eastern China: New Particle Formation and Traffic Emission

L Chen, X Qi, G Niu, Y Li, C Liu, S Lai… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Observations of atmospheric sub‐3 nm particles are essential for understanding the initial
stages of new particle formation (NPF) and the origin of aerosol particles. In this study, 3 …

[HTML][HTML] New particle formation induced by anthropogenic–biogenic interactions on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau

S Lai, X Qi, X Huang, S Lou, X Chi… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
New particle formation (NPF) plays a crucial role in the atmospheric aerosol population and
has significant implications on climate dynamics, particularly in climate-sensitive zones such …

Fast secondary aerosol formation in residual layer and its impact on air pollution over eastern China

X Zhou, X Huang, P Sun, X Chi, C Ren… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Though China's air quality has been improved in the past decade, haze still engulfs
megacities in winter with fast increasing secondary aerosol like nitrate. Given that aerosol …

[HTML][HTML] Global variability in atmospheric new particle formation mechanisms

B Zhao, NM Donahue, K Zhang, L Mao, M Shrivastava… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
A key challenge in aerosol pollution studies and climate change assessment is to
understand how atmospheric aerosol particles are initially formed,. Although new particle …

Aerosol‐cloud interactions near cloud base deteriorating the haze pollution in East China

X Qi, C Zhu, L Chen, X Chi, J Wang… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric aerosols not only cause severe haze pollution, but also affect climate through
changes in cloud properties. However, during the haze pollution, aerosol‐cloud interactions …

[HTML][HTML] Explaining apparent particle shrinkage related to new particle formation events in western Saudi Arabia does not require evaporation

S Hakala, V Vakkari, H Lihavainen… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
The majority of new particle formation (NPF) events observed in Hada Al Sham, western
Saudi Arabia, during 2013–2015 showed an unusual progression where the diameter of a …