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Title: Multiple new-particle growth pathways observed at the US DOE Southern Great Plains field site

Journal Article · · Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)
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  1. Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
  2. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States); Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (United States); Sun Yat-sen Univ., Guangzhou (China)
  4. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)
  5. Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  6. Univ. of Eastern Finland, Kupio (Finland)
  7. Portland State Univ., Portland, OR (United States); Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
  8. Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
  9. Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
  10. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

New-particle formation (NPF) is a significant source of aerosol particles into the atmosphere. However, these particles are initially too small to have climatic importance and must grow, primarily through net uptake of low-volatility species, from diameters ~1 to 30–100 nm in order to potentially impact climate. There are currently uncertainties in the physical and chemical processes associated with the growth of these freshly formed particles that lead to uncertainties in aerosol-climate modeling. Four main pathways for new-particle growth have been identified: condensation of sulfuric-acid vapor (and associated bases when available), condensation of organic vapors, uptake of organic acids through acid–base chemistry in the particle phase, and accretion of organic molecules in the particle phase to create a lower-volatility compound that then contributes to the aerosol mass. Furthermore, the relative importance of each pathway is uncertain and is the focus of this work.

Research Organization:
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0011780
OSTI ID:
1274820
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1360124
Journal Information:
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online), Vol. 16, Issue 14; ISSN 1680-7324
Publisher:
European Geosciences UnionCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 29 works
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