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Oxidation products of biogenic emissions contribute to nucleation of atmospheric particles

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Riccobono, Francesco, Schobesberger, Siegfried, Scott, Catherine E., Dommen, Josef, Ortega, Ismael K., Rondo, Linda, Almeida, João, Amorim, Antonio +47 more·2014·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1243527
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Out of the Air: New-particle formation from gaseous precursors in the atmosphere is a complex and poorly understood process with importance in atmospheric chemistry and climate. Laboratory studies have had trouble reproducing the particle formation rates that must occur in the natural world. Riccobono et al. (p. 717 ) used the CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving Outdoor Droplets) chamber at CERN to recreate a realistic atmospheric environment. Sulfuric acid and oxidized organic vapors in typical natural concentrations caused particle nucleation at similar rates to those observed in the lower atmosphere.

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  • Forests affect cloud formation by releasing volatile organic compounds that form nuclei for raindrops.

    “In addition, forests affect cloud formation by releasing volatile organic compounds that form nuclei for raindrops (Kavouras et al 1998, Riccobono et al 2014).”

    From The impact of deforestation on rainfall in Africa: a data-driven assessment (2021) · cites this paper as Riccobono et al 2014

    The Main Text (page unavailable) reports that oxidized biogenic vapors contribute to particle nucleation and that aerosol particles can act as cloud condensation nuclei. It does not show that forest-released compounds themselves form nuclei for raindrops: the studied mechanism involves oxidation products together with sulfuric acid, and the paper does not establish a direct link to raindrop formation. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Riccobono, F., Schobesberger, S., Scott, C. E., Dommen, J., Ortega, I. K., Rondo, L., Almeida, J., Amorim, A., Bianchi, F., Breitenlechner, M., David, A., Downard, A., Dunne, E. M., Duplissy, J., Ehrhart, S., Flagan, R. C., Franchin, A., Hansel, A., Junninen, H., Kajos, M., Keskinen, H., Kupc, A., Kürten, A., Kvashin, A. N., Laaksonen, A., Lehtipalo, K., Makhmutov, V., Mathot, S., Nieminen, T., Onnela, A., Petäjä, T., Praplan, A. P., Santos, F. D., Schallhart, S., Seinfeld, J. H., Sipilä, M., Spracklen, D. V., Stozhkov, Y., Stratmann, F., Tomé, A., Tsagkogeorgas, G., Vaattovaara, P., Viisanen, Y., Vrtala, A., Wagner, P. E., Weingartner, E., Wex, H., Wimmer, D., Carslaw, K. S., Curtius, J., Donahue, N. M., Kirkby, J., Kulmala, M., Worsnop, D. R., & Baltensperger, U.
Affiliations
  • Paul Scherrer Institute (CH)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • University of Leeds (GB)
  • Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • University of Lisbon (PT)
  • Universität Innsbruck (AT)
  • CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland.
  • California Institute of Technology (US)
  • University of Eastern Finland (FI)
  • University of Vienna (AT)
  • P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RU)
  • Solar and Cosmic Ray Research Laboratory, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia.
  • European Organization for Nuclear Research (CH)
  • Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (DE)
  • Laboratory for Systems, Instrumentation, and Modeling in Science and Technology for Space and the Environment (SIM), University of Lisbon and University of Beira Interior, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute (FI)
  • Carnegie Mellon University (US)
Corresponding author
Baltensperger, Urs
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Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2014-05-16
Volume
344
Issue
6185
Pages
717-721
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1243527
OpenAlex
W1977805209
Cited by
642
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33.93
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journal article
Language
en
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  • White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
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  • CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (1012293, 1136479)
  • CERN
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (215072, 130527, 125025)
  • Russian Foundation for Basic Research (N08-02-91006-CERN)
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01LK0902A)
  • Austrian Science Fund (P 19546)
  • Natural Environment Research Council (NE/G015015/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes › Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
Keywords
new particle formation, particle nucleation, sulfuric acid, biogenic emissions, atmospheric aerosols, cloud chamber experiments, continental boundary layer, photooxidation
MeSH terms
Aerosols, Atmosphere, Computer Simulation, Models, Chemical, Organic Chemicals, Oxidation-Reduction, Seasons, Sulfuric Acids, Volatilization, Photochemical Processes, Climate Change

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