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The role of organic condensation on ultrafine particle growth during nucleation events |
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D. Patoulias, C. Fountoukis, I. Riipinen, S. N. Pandis |
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Artikel
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Sprache |
Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 15, no. 11 ; Nr. 15, no. 11 (2015-06-11), S.6337-6350 |
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250119801
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/acp-15-6337-2015.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
A new aerosol dynamics model (DMANx) has been developed that simulates
aerosol size/composition distribution and includes the condensation of
organic vapors on nanoparticles through the implementation of the recently
developed volatility basis set framework. Simulations were performed for
Hyytiälä (Finland) and Finokalia (Greece), two locations with different
organic sources where detailed measurements were available to constrain the
new model. We investigate the effect of condensation of organics and chemical
aging reactions of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) precursors on ultrafine
particle growth and particle number concentration during a typical springtime
nucleation event in both locations. This work highlights the importance of
the pathways of oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds and the
production of extremely low volatility organics. At Hyytiälä, organic
condensation dominates the growth process of new particles. The
low-volatility SOA contributes to particle growth during the early growth
stage, but after a few hours most of the growth is due to semi-volatile SOA.
At Finokalia, simulations show that organics have a complementary role in new
particle growth, contributing 45% to the total mass of new particles.
Condensation of organics increases the number concentration of particles that
can act as CCN (cloud condensation nuclei) (N100) by 13% at Finokalia
and 25% at Hyytiälä during a typical spring day with nucleation. The
sensitivity of our results to the surface tension used is discussed. |
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