Atmospheric new particle formation and growth: review of field observations

VM Kerminen, X Chen, V Vakkari… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This review focuses on the observed characteristics of atmospheric new particle formation
(NPF) in different environments of the global troposphere. After a short introduction, we will …

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Measurement of the nucleation of atmospheric aerosol particles

M Kulmala, T Petäjä, T Nieminen, M Sipilä… - Nature protocols, 2012 - nature.com
The formation of new atmospheric aerosol particles and their subsequent growth have been
observed frequently at various locations all over the world. The atmospheric nucleation rate …

Oxidation products of biogenic emissions contribute to nucleation of atmospheric particles

F Riccobono, S Schobesberger, CE Scott, J Dommen… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Atmospheric new-particle formation affects climate and is one of the least understood
atmospheric aerosol processes. The complexity and variability of the atmosphere has …

Atmospheric composition change–global and regional air quality

PS Monks, C Granier, S Fuzzi, A Stohl… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - Elsevier
Air quality transcends all scales with in the atmosphere from the local to the global with
handovers and feedbacks at each scale interaction. Air quality has manifold effects on …

The role of sulfuric acid in atmospheric nucleation

M Sipilä, T Berndt, T Petäjä, D Brus, J Vanhanen… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Nucleation is a fundamental step in atmospheric new-particle formation. However,
laboratory experiments on nucleation have systematically failed to demonstrate sulfuric acid …

Impact of nucleation on global CCN

J Merikanto, DV Spracklen, GW Mann… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - acp.copernicus.org
Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) are derived from particles emitted directly into the
atmosphere (primary emissions) or from the growth of nanometer-sized particles nucleated …

Ambient nano and ultrafine particles from motor vehicle emissions: Characteristics, ambient processing and implications on human exposure

L Morawska, Z Ristovski, ER Jayaratne… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to review and synthesize the existing knowledge on ultrafine
particles in the air with a specific focus on those originating due to vehicles emissions. As …

Chemistry of atmospheric nucleation: on the recent advances on precursor characterization and atmospheric cluster composition in connection with atmospheric new …

M Kulmala, T Petäjä, M Ehn, J Thornton… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The recent development in measurement techniques and theoretical understanding has
enabled us to study atmospheric vapor, cluster and nanoparticle concentrations, dynamics …

A review of the characteristics of nanoparticles in the urban atmosphere and the prospects for develo** regulatory controls

P Kumar, A Robins, S Vardoulakis, R Britter - Atmospheric Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
The likely health and environmental implications associated with atmospheric nanoparticles
have prompted considerable recent research activity. Knowledge of the characteristics of …