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 …

Causes and importance of new particle formation in the present‐day and preindustrial atmospheres

H Gordon, J Kirkby, U Baltensperger… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
New particle formation has been estimated to produce around half of cloud‐forming particles
in the present‐day atmosphere, via gas‐to‐particle conversion. Here we assess the …

What is the solar influence on climate? Overview of activities during CAWSES-II

A Seppälä, K Matthes, CE Randall… - Progress in Earth and …, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents an overview of the main advances in the Key Questions identified by the
Task Group 'What is the Solar Influence on Climate'by the SCOSTEP CAWSES-II science …

Composite analysis with Monte Carlo methods: an example with cosmic rays and clouds

BA Laken, J Čalogović - Journal of Space Weather and Space …, 2013 - swsc-journal.org
The composite (superposed epoch) analysis technique has been frequently employed to
examine a hypothesized link between solar activity and the Earth's atmosphere, often …

A cosmic ray-climate link and cloud observations

BA Laken, E Pallé, J Čalogović… - Journal of Space …, 2012 - swsc-journal.org
Despite over 35 years of constant satellite-based measurements of cloud, reliable evidence
of a long-hypothesized link between changes in solar activity and Earth's cloud cover …

Cosmic rays, aerosols, clouds, and climate: Recent findings from the CLOUD experiment

JR Pierce - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets (CLOUD) experiment was created to
systematically test the link between galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and climate, specifically, the …

Clouds blown by the solar wind

M Voiculescu, I Usoskin… - Environmental Research …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
In this letter we investigate possible relationships between the cloud cover (CC) and the
interplanetary electric field (IEF), which is modulated by the solar wind speed and the …

Measurements of aerosols and charged particles on the BEXUS18 stratospheric balloon

E Brattich, E Serrano Castillo, F Giulietti… - Annales …, 2019 - angeo.copernicus.org
This paper describes the aerosol measurement setup and results obtained during the
BEXUS18 (Balloon-borne Experiments for University Students) stratospheric balloon within …

An evaluation of the global effects of tritium emissions from nuclear fusion power

G Larsen, D Babineau - Fusion engineering and design, 2020 - Elsevier
Tritium, like all hydrogen isotopes, is difficult to confine and easily diffuses through most
materials. As currently planned, fusion power plants will process and handle large quantities …

Geomorphology of lake-catchment systems

K Kashiwaya - A New Perspective from Limnogeomorphology, 2017 - Springer
Geomorphology is an earth science of landform changes and earth-surface processes. The
changes and processes have been essentially controlled with tectonic activities and climatic …