Quantifying the Relationship between Organic Aerosol Composition and Hygroscopicity/CCN Activity

Ziemann, Paul J.; Kreidenweis, Sonia M.; Petters, Markus D.

doi:10.2172/1086826

Title: Quantifying the Relationship between Organic Aerosol Composition and Hygroscopicity/CCN Activity

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Abstract

The overall objective for this project was to provide the data and underlying process level understanding necessary to facilitate the dynamic treatment of organic aerosol CCN activity in future climate models. The specific objectives were as follows: (1) employ novel approaches to link organic aerosol composition and CCN activity, (2) evaluate the effects of temperature and relative humidity on organic aerosol CCN activity, and (3) develop parameterizations to link organic aerosol composition and CCN activity.

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Ziemann, Paul J. ^[1]; Kreidenweis, Sonia M. ^[2]; Petters, Markus D. ^[3]

Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Jun 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

OSTI Identifier:: 1086826

Report Number(s):: DOE/ER/65186

DOE Contract Number:: SC0006633

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; aerosols; climate; clouds; atmospheric chemistry

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                    Ziemann, Paul J., Kreidenweis, Sonia M., and Petters, Markus D. Quantifying the Relationship between Organic Aerosol Composition and Hygroscopicity/CCN Activity.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Ziemann, Paul J., Kreidenweis, Sonia M., & Petters, Markus D. Quantifying the Relationship between Organic Aerosol Composition and Hygroscopicity/CCN Activity.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1086826

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                    Ziemann, Paul J., Kreidenweis, Sonia M., and Petters, Markus D. 2013.  
        "Quantifying the Relationship between Organic Aerosol Composition and Hygroscopicity/CCN Activity".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1086826.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1086826.

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