Iodine oxoacids enhance nucleation of sulfuric acid particles in the atmosphere

XC He, M Simon, S Iyer, HB Xie, B Rörup, J Shen… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The main nucleating vapor in the atmosphere is thought to be sulfuric acid (H2SO4),
stabilized by ammonia (NH3). However, in marine and polar regions, NH3 is generally low …

The gas-phase formation mechanism of iodic acid as an atmospheric aerosol source

H Finkenzeller, S Iyer, XC He, M Simon, TK Koenig… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Iodine is a reactive trace element in atmospheric chemistry that destroys ozone and
nucleates particles. Iodine emissions have tripled since 1950 and are projected to keep …

A central arctic extreme aerosol event triggered by a warm air-mass intrusion

L Dada, H Angot, I Beck, A Baccarini… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Frequency and intensity of warm and moist air-mass intrusions into the Arctic have
increased over the past decades and have been related to sea ice melt. During our year …

Enhancement of atmospheric nucleation precursors on iodic acid-induced nucleation: predictive model and mechanism

F Ma, HB Xie, R Zhang, L Su, Q Jiang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Iodic acid (IA) has recently been recognized as a key driver for new particle formation (NPF)
in marine atmospheres. However, the knowledge of which atmospheric vapors can enhance …

Atmospheric Particle Number Concentrations and New Particle Formation over the Southern Ocean and Antarctica: A Critical Review

J Wang, G Xu, L Chen, K Chen - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Southern Ocean (SO) and Antarctica play important roles in the global climate. The new
particle formation (NPF) alters the availability of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), leading to …

Untangling the influence of Antarctic and Southern Ocean life on clouds

MD Mallet, RS Humphries, SL Fiddes… - Elem Sci …, 2023 - online.ucpress.edu
Polar environments are among the fastest changing regions on the planet. It is a crucial time
to make significant improvements in our understanding of how ocean and ice …

Circum-Antarctic abundance and properties of CCN and INP

C Tatzelt, S Henning, A Welti, A Baccarini… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Aerosol particles acting as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) or ice nucleating particles (INP)
play a major role in the formation and glaciation of clouds. Thereby they exert a strong …

Revealing the chemical characteristics of Arctic low-level cloud residuals–in situ observations from a mountain site

Y Gramlich, K Siegel, SL Haslett… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
The role aerosol chemical composition plays in Arctic low-level cloud formation is still poorly
understood. In this study we address this issue by combining in situ observations of the …

Key challenges for tropospheric chemistry in the Southern Hemisphere

C Paton-Walsh, KM Emmerson, RM Garland… - Elem Sci …, 2022 - online.ucpress.edu
This commentary paper from the recently formed International Global Atmospheric
Chemistry (IGAC) Southern Hemisphere Working Group outlines key issues in atmospheric …

Role of Iodine-Assisted Aerosol Particle Formation in Antarctica

C Xavier, RW De Jonge, T Jokinen, L Beck… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
New particle formation via the ion-mediated sulfuric acid and ammonia molecular clustering
mechanism remains the most widely observed and experimentally verified pathway. Recent …