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 …

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] Full-volatility emission framework corrects missing and underestimated secondary organic aerosol sources

X Chang, B Zhao, H Zheng, S Wang, S Cai, F Guo… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Organic aerosol (OA) is the largest and most complicated component of aerosols that greatly
affect human health and global climate. However, widely used models cannot reproduce …

Quantum chemical modeling of organic enhanced atmospheric nucleation: A critical review

J Elm, D Ayoubi, M Engsvang… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol particles are important for our global climate, but the mechanisms and especially the
relative importance of various vapors for new particles formation (NPF) remain uncertain …

Molecular understanding of the enhancement in organic aerosol mass at high relative humidity

M Surdu, H Lamkaddam, DS Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The mechanistic pathway by which high relative humidity (RH) affects gas–particle
partitioning remains poorly understood, although many studies report increased secondary …

The synergistic role of sulfuric acid, bases, and oxidized organics governing new‐particle formation in Beijing

C Yan, R Yin, Y Lu, L Dada, D Yang… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Intense and frequent new particle formation (NPF) events have been observed in polluted
urban environments, yet the dominant mechanisms are still under debate. To understand the …

High concentration of ultrafine particles in the Amazon free troposphere produced by organic new particle formation

B Zhao, M Shrivastava, NM Donahue… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The large concentrations of ultrafine particles consistently observed at high altitudes over
the tropics represent one of the world's largest aerosol reservoirs, which may be providing a …

NO at low concentration can enhance the formation of highly oxygenated biogenic molecules in the atmosphere

W Nie, C Yan, L Yang, P Roldin, Y Liu, AL Vogel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The interaction between nitrogen monoxide (NO) and organic peroxy radicals (RO2) greatly
impacts the formation of highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOM), the key precursors of …