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Title: The potential role of organics in new particle formation and initial growth in the remote tropical upper troposphere

Abstract

Global observations and model studies indicate that new particle formation (NPF) in the upper troposphere (UT) and subsequent particles supply 40 %–60 % of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in the lower troposphere, thus affecting the Earth's radiative budget. There are several plausible nucleation mechanisms and precursor species in this atmospheric region, which, in the absence of observational constraints, lead to uncertainties in modeled aerosols. In particular, the type of nucleation mechanism and concentrations of nucleation precursors, in part, determine the spatial distribution of new particles and resulting spatial distribution of CCN from this source. Although substantial advances in understanding NPF have been made in recent years, NPF processes in the UT in pristine marine regions are still poorly understood and are inadequately represented in global models. Here, we evaluate commonly used and state-of-the-art NPF schemes in a Lagrangian box model to assess which schemes and precursor concentrations best reproduce detailed in situ observations. Using measurements of aerosol size distributions (0.003 < Dp < 4.8 µm) in the remote marine troposphere between ~0.18 and 13 km altitude obtained during the NASA Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) mission, we show that high concentrations of newly formed particles in the tropical UT over both themore » Atlantic and Pacific oceans are associated with outflow regions of deep convective clouds. We focus analysis on observations over the remote Pacific Ocean, which is a region less perturbed by continental emissions than the Atlantic. Comparing aerosol size distribution measurements over the remote Pacific with box model simulations for 32 cases shows that none of the NPF schemes most commonly used in global models, including binary nucleation of sulfuric acid and water (neutral and ion-assisted) and ternary involving sulfuric acid, water, and ammonia, are consistent with observations, regardless of precursor concentrations. Through sensitivity studies, we find that the nucleation scheme among those tested that is able to explain most consistently (21 of 32 cases) the observed size distributions is that of Riccobono et al. (2014), which involves both organic species and sulfuric acid. The method of Dunne et al. (2016), involving charged sulfuric acid–water–ammonia nucleation, when coupled with organic growth of the nucleated particles, was most consistent with the observations for 5 of 32 cases. Similarly, the neutral sulfuric acid–water–ammonia method of Napari (2002), when scaled with a tuning factor and with organic growth added, was most consistent for 6 of 32 cases. We find that to best reproduce both nucleation and growth rates, the mixing ratios of gas-phase organic precursors generally need to be at least twice that of SO2, a proxy for dimethyl sulfide (DMS). Unfortunately, we have no information on the nature of oxidized organic species that participated in NPF in this region. Global models rarely include organic-driven nucleation and growth pathways in UT conditions where globally significant NPF takes place, which may result in poor estimates of NPF and CCN abundance and contribute to uncertainties in aerosol–cloud–radiation effects. Furthermore, our results indicate that the organic aerosol precursor vapors may be important in the tropical UT above marine regions, a finding that should guide future observational efforts.« less

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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); European Research Council (ERC)
OSTI Identifier:
1731017
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OSTI ID: 1751937
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SC0019000; 640458
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Journal Name:
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)
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Journal Name: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online) Journal Volume: 20 Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 1680-7324
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Copernicus GmbH
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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Kupc, Agnieszka, Williamson, Christina J., Hodshire, Anna L., Kazil, Jan, Ray, Eric, Bui, T. Paul, Dollner, Maximilian, Froyd, Karl D., McKain, Kathryn, Rollins, Andrew, Schill, Gregory P., Thames, Alexander, Weinzierl, Bernadett B., Pierce, Jeffrey R., and Brock, Charles A. The potential role of organics in new particle formation and initial growth in the remote tropical upper troposphere. Germany: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.5194/acp-20-15037-2020.
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Kupc, Agnieszka, Williamson, Christina J., Hodshire, Anna L., Kazil, Jan, Ray, Eric, Bui, T. Paul, Dollner, Maximilian, Froyd, Karl D., McKain, Kathryn, Rollins, Andrew, Schill, Gregory P., Thames, Alexander, Weinzierl, Bernadett B., Pierce, Jeffrey R., & Brock, Charles A. The potential role of organics in new particle formation and initial growth in the remote tropical upper troposphere. Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15037-2020
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Kupc, Agnieszka, Williamson, Christina J., Hodshire, Anna L., Kazil, Jan, Ray, Eric, Bui, T. Paul, Dollner, Maximilian, Froyd, Karl D., McKain, Kathryn, Rollins, Andrew, Schill, Gregory P., Thames, Alexander, Weinzierl, Bernadett B., Pierce, Jeffrey R., and Brock, Charles A. Fri . "The potential role of organics in new particle formation and initial growth in the remote tropical upper troposphere". Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15037-2020.
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@article{osti_1731017,
title = {The potential role of organics in new particle formation and initial growth in the remote tropical upper troposphere},
author = {Kupc, Agnieszka and Williamson, Christina J. and Hodshire, Anna L. and Kazil, Jan and Ray, Eric and Bui, T. Paul and Dollner, Maximilian and Froyd, Karl D. and McKain, Kathryn and Rollins, Andrew and Schill, Gregory P. and Thames, Alexander and Weinzierl, Bernadett B. and Pierce, Jeffrey R. and Brock, Charles A.},
abstractNote = {Global observations and model studies indicate that new particle formation (NPF) in the upper troposphere (UT) and subsequent particles supply 40 %–60 % of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in the lower troposphere, thus affecting the Earth's radiative budget. There are several plausible nucleation mechanisms and precursor species in this atmospheric region, which, in the absence of observational constraints, lead to uncertainties in modeled aerosols. In particular, the type of nucleation mechanism and concentrations of nucleation precursors, in part, determine the spatial distribution of new particles and resulting spatial distribution of CCN from this source. Although substantial advances in understanding NPF have been made in recent years, NPF processes in the UT in pristine marine regions are still poorly understood and are inadequately represented in global models. Here, we evaluate commonly used and state-of-the-art NPF schemes in a Lagrangian box model to assess which schemes and precursor concentrations best reproduce detailed in situ observations. Using measurements of aerosol size distributions (0.003 < Dp < 4.8 µm) in the remote marine troposphere between ~0.18 and 13 km altitude obtained during the NASA Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) mission, we show that high concentrations of newly formed particles in the tropical UT over both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are associated with outflow regions of deep convective clouds. We focus analysis on observations over the remote Pacific Ocean, which is a region less perturbed by continental emissions than the Atlantic. Comparing aerosol size distribution measurements over the remote Pacific with box model simulations for 32 cases shows that none of the NPF schemes most commonly used in global models, including binary nucleation of sulfuric acid and water (neutral and ion-assisted) and ternary involving sulfuric acid, water, and ammonia, are consistent with observations, regardless of precursor concentrations. Through sensitivity studies, we find that the nucleation scheme among those tested that is able to explain most consistently (21 of 32 cases) the observed size distributions is that of Riccobono et al. (2014), which involves both organic species and sulfuric acid. The method of Dunne et al. (2016), involving charged sulfuric acid–water–ammonia nucleation, when coupled with organic growth of the nucleated particles, was most consistent with the observations for 5 of 32 cases. Similarly, the neutral sulfuric acid–water–ammonia method of Napari (2002), when scaled with a tuning factor and with organic growth added, was most consistent for 6 of 32 cases. We find that to best reproduce both nucleation and growth rates, the mixing ratios of gas-phase organic precursors generally need to be at least twice that of SO2, a proxy for dimethyl sulfide (DMS). Unfortunately, we have no information on the nature of oxidized organic species that participated in NPF in this region. Global models rarely include organic-driven nucleation and growth pathways in UT conditions where globally significant NPF takes place, which may result in poor estimates of NPF and CCN abundance and contribute to uncertainties in aerosol–cloud–radiation effects. Furthermore, our results indicate that the organic aerosol precursor vapors may be important in the tropical UT above marine regions, a finding that should guide future observational efforts.},
doi = {10.5194/acp-20-15037-2020},
journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)},
number = 23,
volume = 20,
place = {Germany},
year = {Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Fri Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}
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Molecular understanding of new-particle formation from α-pinene between −50 and +25 °C
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