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 …

Understanding vapor nucleation on the molecular level: A review

C Li, R Signorell - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Gas phase nucleation is a universal phenomenon that plays a crucial role in both natural
settings and industrial processes. Despite more than 100 years' work to decipher this highly …

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 …

Long-term analysis of clear-sky new particle formation events and nonevents in Hyytiälä

L Dada, P Paasonen, T Nieminen… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
New particle formation (NPF) events have been observed all around the world and are
known to be a major source of atmospheric aerosol particles. Here we combine 20 years of …

Effect of ions on sulfuric acid‐water binary particle formation: 2. Experimental data and comparison with QC‐normalized classical nucleation theory

J Duplissy, J Merikanto, A Franchin… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report comprehensive, demonstrably contaminant‐free measurements of binary particle
formation rates by sulfuric acid and water for neutral and ion‐induced pathways conducted …

Impacts of cosmic dust on planetary atmospheres and surfaces

JMC Plane, GJ Flynn, A Määttänen, JE Moores… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
Recent advances in interplanetary dust modelling provide much improved estimates of the
fluxes of cosmic dust particles into planetary (and lunar) atmospheres throughout the solar …

Influence of temperature on the molecular composition of ions and charged clusters during pure biogenic nucleation

C Frege, IK Ortega, MP Rissanen… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
It was recently shown by the CERN CLOUD experiment that biogenic highly oxygenated
molecules (HOMs) form particles under atmospheric conditions in the absence of sulfuric …

Relative humidity effect on the formation of highly oxidized molecules and new particles during monoterpene oxidation

X Li, S Chee, J Hao, JPD Abbatt… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
It has been widely observed around the world that the frequency and intensity of new
particle formation (NPF) events are reduced during periods of high relative humidity (RH) …

Proton transfer in mixed clusters of methanesulfonic acid, methylamine, and oxalic acid: implications for atmospheric particle formation

J Xu, BJ Finlayson-Pitts, RB Gerber - The Journal of Physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Understanding the properties of atmospheric particles made of several components is a very
challenging problem. In this paper, we perform quantum chemical calculations for small …

New parameterizations for neutral and ion‐induced sulfuric acid‐water particle formation in nucleation and kinetic regimes

A Määttänen, J Merikanto, H Henschel… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We have developed new parameterizations of electrically neutral homogeneous and ion‐
induced sulfuric acid‐water particle formation for large ranges of environmental conditions …