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 …

Nucleation and growth of nanoparticles in the atmosphere

R Zhang, A Khalizov, L Wang, M Hu, W Xu - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review intends to critically assess recent findings related to nucleation and growth of
atmospheric nanoparticles, with an emphasis on the understanding of these processes at a …

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 …

Modeling the formation and growth of atmospheric molecular clusters: A review

J Elm, J Kubečka, V Besel, MJ Jääskeläinen… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2020 - Elsevier
Molecular clusters are ubiquitous constituents of the ambient atmosphere, that can grow into
larger sizes forming new aerosol particles. The formation and growth of small clusters into …

Energetic particle influence on the Earth's atmosphere

IA Mironova, KL Aplin, F Arnold, GA Bazilevskaya… - Space science …, 2015 - Springer
This manuscript gives an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the effects of energetic
particle precipitation (EPP) onto the whole atmosphere, from the lower thermosphere …

Atmospheric ions and nucleation: a review of observations

A Hirsikko, T Nieminen, S Gagné… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
This review is based on ca. 260 publications, 93 of which included data on the temporal and
spatial variation of the concentration of small ions (< 1.6 nm in diameter) especially in the …

[HTML][HTML] Overview: Homogeneous nucleation from the vapor phase—The experimental science

BE Wyslouzil, J Wölk - The Journal of chemical physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Homogeneous nucleation from the vapor phase has been a well-defined area of research
for∼ 120 yr. In this paper, we present an overview of the key experimental and theoretical …

EUCAARI ion spectrometer measurements at 12 European sites–analysis of new particle formation events

HE Manninen, T Nieminen, E Asmi… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
We present comprehensive results on continuous atmospheric cluster and particle
measurements in the size range~ 1–42 nm within the European Integrated project on …

Nitric Acid and Organic Acids Suppress the Role of Methanesulfonic Acid in Atmospheric New Particle Formation

Y Knattrup, J Kubečka, J Elm - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multicomponent atmospheric molecular clusters, typically comprising a combination of acids
and bases, play a pivotal role in our climate system and contribute to the perplexing …

Composition and temporal behavior of ambient ions in the boreal forest

M Ehn, H Junninen, T Petäjä, T Kurtén… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
A recently developed atmospheric pressure interface mass spectrometer (APi-TOF)
measured the negative and positive ambient ion composition at a boreal forest site. As …