Rapid growth of Aitken-mode particles during Arctic summer by fog chemical processing and its implication

• Published in: PNAS Nexus
• Main Authors: Kecorius, Simonas, Hoffmann, Erik H, Tilgner, Andreas, Barrientos-Velasco, Carola, van Pinxteren, Manuela, Zeppenfeld, Sebastian, Vogl, Teresa, Madueño, Leizel, Lovrić, Mario, Wiedensohler, Alfred, Kulmala, Markku, Paasonen, Pauli, Herrmann, Hartmut
• Other Authors: Yortsos, Yannis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2023
• Subjects: Aitken; Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad124; https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad124/49808248/pgad124.pdf; https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article-pdf/2/5/pgad124/51001878/pgad124.pdf

Abstract In the Arctic, new particle formation (NPF) and subsequent growth processes are the keys to produce Aitken-mode particles, which under certain conditions can act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCNs). The activation of Aitken-mode particles increases the CCN budget of Arctic low-level clouds...