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Atmospheric chemistry of carboxylic acids: microbial implication versus photochemistry
M. Vaïtilingom
CNRS, UMR6016, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, OPGC, Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (LaMP), BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
CNRS, UMR6504, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Synthèse Et Etude de Systèmes à Intérêt Biologique, BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
T. Charbouillot
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Photochimie Moléculaire et Macromoléculaire (LPMM), BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
CNRS, UMR6016, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, OPGC, Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (LaMP), BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
CNRS, UMR6505, 63177 Aubière, France
L. Deguillaume
CNRS, UMR6016, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, OPGC, Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique (LaMP), BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
R. Maisonobe
CNRS, UMR6504, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Synthèse Et Etude de Systèmes à Intérêt Biologique, BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
M. Parazols
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Photochimie Moléculaire et Macromoléculaire (LPMM), BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
CNRS, UMR6504, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Synthèse Et Etude de Systèmes à Intérêt Biologique, BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
CNRS, UMR6505, 63177 Aubière, France
P. Amato
CNRS, UMR6504, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Synthèse Et Etude de Systèmes à Intérêt Biologique, BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
M. Sancelme
CNRS, UMR6504, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Synthèse Et Etude de Systèmes à Intérêt Biologique, BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
A.-M. Delort
CNRS, UMR6504, 63177 Aubière, France
Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Laboratoire de Synthèse Et Etude de Systèmes à Intérêt Biologique, BP 10448, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Yushuo Liu, Chee Kent Lim, Zhiyong Shen, Patrick K. H. Lee, and Theodora Nah
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 1731–1747, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1731-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1731-2023, 2023
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Sophie Bogler and Nadine Borduas-Dedekind
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 14509–14522, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14509-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14509-2020, 2020
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Ahmed Abdelmonem
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Ahmed Abdelmonem, Ellen H. G. Backus, Nadine Hoffmann, M. Alejandra Sánchez, Jenée D. Cyran, Alexei Kiselev, and Mischa Bonn
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 7827–7837, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7827-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7827-2017, 2017
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Baban Nagare, Claudia Marcolli, André Welti, Olaf Stetzer, and Ulrike Lohmann
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 8899–8914, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8899-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8899-2016, 2016
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A. Bianco, M. Passananti, H. Perroux, G. Voyard, C. Mouchel-Vallon, N. Chaumerliac, G. Mailhot, L. Deguillaume, and M. Brigante
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 9191–9202, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9191-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9191-2015, 2015
G. P. Schill, K. Genareau, and M. A. Tolbert
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 7523–7536, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7523-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7523-2015, 2015
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Fine volcanic ash can influence cloud glaciation and, therefore, global climate. In this work we examined the heterogeneous ice nucleation properties of three distinct types of volcanic ash. We find that, in contrast to previous studies, these volcanic ash samples have different ice nucleation properties in the immersion mode. In the deposition mode, however, they nucleate ice with similar efficiency. We show that this behavior may be due to their mineralogy.
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 8521–8531, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8521-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-8521-2014, 2014
R. Paris and K. V. Desboeufs
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 4895–4905, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-4895-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-4895-2013, 2013
X. Tang, D. R. Cocker III, and A. Asa-Awuku
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 8377–8388, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8377-2012, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8377-2012, 2012
V. Pinti, C. Marcolli, B. Zobrist, C. R. Hoyle, and T. Peter
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 5859–5878, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5859-2012, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-5859-2012, 2012
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