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 …

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 …

Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements

EM Dunne, H Gordon, A Kürten, J Almeida, J Duplissy… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Fundamental questions remain about the origin of newly formed atmospheric aerosol
particles because data from laboratory measurements have been insufficient to build global …

[HTML][HTML] New particle formation in the sulfuric acid–dimethylamine–water system: reevaluation of CLOUD chamber measurements and comparison to an aerosol …

A Kürten, C Li, F Bianchi, J Curtius… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
A recent CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) chamber study showed that sulfuric
acid and dimethylamine produce new aerosols very efficiently and yield particle formation …

The missing base molecules in atmospheric acid–base nucleation

R Cai, R Yin, C Yan, D Yang, C Deng… - National science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Transformation of low-volatility gaseous precursors to new particles affects aerosol number
concentration, cloud formation and hence the climate. The clustering of acid and base …

Observation of new particle formation and measurement of sulfuric acid, ammonia, amines and highly oxidized organic molecules at a rural site in central Germany

A Kürten, A Bergen, M Heinritzi… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The exact mechanisms for new particle formation (NPF) under different boundary layer
conditions are not known yet. One important question is whether amines and sulfuric acid …

Experimental particle formation rates spanning tropospheric sulfuric acid and ammonia abundances, ion production rates, and temperatures

A Kürten, F Bianchi, J Almeida… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Binary nucleation of sulfuric acid and water as well as ternary nucleation involving ammonia
are thought to be the dominant processes responsible for new particle formation (NPF) in the …

[HTML][HTML] A proxy for atmospheric daytime gaseous sulfuric acid concentration in urban Beijing

Y Lu, C Yan, Y Fu, Y Chen, Y Liu, G Yang… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Gaseous sulfuric acid (H 2 SO 4) is known as one of the key precursors for atmospheric new
particle formation (NPF) processes, but its measurement remains challenging. Therefore, a …

ternary ion-mediated nucleation (TIMN): kinetic-based model and comparison with CLOUD measurements

F Yu, AB Nadykto, J Herb, G Luo… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
New particle formation (NPF) is known to be an important source of atmospheric particles
that impacts air quality, hydrological cycle, and climate. Although laboratory measurements …

First detection of ammonia (NH3) in the Asian summer monsoon upper troposphere

M Höpfner, R Volkamer, U Grabowski… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Ammonia (NH 3) has been detected in the upper troposphere by the analysis of averaged
MIPAS (Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding) infrared limb-emission …