How the understanding of atmospheric new particle formation has evolved along with the development of measurement and analysis methods
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The chain of chemical and physical processes leading to formation of new aerosol particles from gaseous precursors vapors is often called new particle formation (NPF). Although first observations of atmospheric NPF date back to more than a century ago, many aspects of the phenomenon and its importance on global climate remained unknown for a long time. Along with the development of more robust measurement techniques enabling continuous field measurements of particle size distributions down to the size of recently formed particles and their precursors vapors, NPF research has taken leaps forward in the past decades. In this article we review how the new measurement methods has enabled us to observe, analyze and classify atmospheric new particle formation events and how this has changed our understanding of the process and its significance in the atmosphere. • First observations of atmospheric NPF date back to more than a century ago. • Techniques enabling continuous field measurements have revolutionized the field. • Here we review the progress in measurements and analysis of NPF during past decades. • This has changed our understanding of the process and its significance in the atmosphere.
Source: Journal of Aerosol Science
Authors: Katrianne Lehtipalo, Tuomo Nieminen, Siegfried Schobesberger, Mikael Ehn, Markku Kulmala, Veli-Matti Kerminen
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,440
Awards: G1329624222, Integrated Atmospheric and Earth System Science Research Infrastructure, G2242925455, Atmospheric Gas-to-Particle conversion, Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations, G2923830210, Managing Forests for Climate Change Mitigation (ForClimate), Molecular understanding on the aerosol formation in the high Arctic, G4771256259, G6651099172, Integrated Atmospheric and Earth System Science Research Infrastructure, G692496274, Research Infrastructures Services Reinforcing Air Quality Monitoring Capacities in European Urban & Industrial AreaS (RI-URBANS), Climate relevant interactions and feedbacks: the key role of sea ice and snow in the polar and global climate system, G8009214406, Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC), Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations, Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC), Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC), Arctic Community Resilience to Boreal Environmental change: Assessing Risks from fire and disease (ACRoBEAR)
OpenAlex ID: W4404667479