Solid organic-coated ammonium sulfate particles at high relative humidity in the summertime Arctic atmosphere

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Kirpes, Rachel M., Lei, Ziying, Fraund, Matthew, Gunsch, Matthew J., May, Nathaniel W., Barrett, Tate E., Moffett, Claire E., Schauer, Andrew J., Alexander, Becky, Upchurch, Lucia M., China, Swarup, Quinn, Patricia K., Moffet, Ryan C., Laskin, Alexander, Sheesley, Rebecca J., Pratt, Kerri A., Ault, Andrew P.
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Aitken; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1860633; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1860633; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2104496119

The ability of atmospheric aerosols to impact climate through water uptake and cloud formation is fundamentally determined by the size, composition, and phase (liquid, semisolid, or solid) of individual particles. Particle phase is dependent on atmospheric conditions (relative humidity and temperatu...