Spring and summer contrast in new particle formation over nine forest areas in North America

Yu, F.; Luo, G.; Pryor, S. C.; Pillai, P. R.; Lee, S. H.; Ortega, J.; Schwab, J. J.; Hallar, A. G.; Leaitch, W. R.; Aneja, V. P.; Smith, J. N.; Walker, J. T.; Hogrefe, O.; Demerjian, K. L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13993-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13993-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13993-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 24

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18 Dec 2015

Research article |

| 18 Dec 2015

Spring and summer contrast in new particle formation over nine forest areas in North America

F. Yu, G. Luo, S. C. Pryor, P. R. Pillai, S. H. Lee, J. Ortega, J. J. Schwab, A. G. Hallar, W. R. Leaitch, V. P. Aneja, J. N. Smith, J. T. Walker, O. Hogrefe, and K. L. Demerjian

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RC C7483: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Oct 2015
- AC C9691: 'Reply to referee #1', Fangqun Yu, 24 Nov 2015
RC C7885: 'Review of Yu et al 2015', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Oct 2015
- AC C9692: 'Reply to referee #3', Fangqun Yu, 24 Nov 2015

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The role of low-volatility organics in new particle formation (NPF) in the atmosphere is assessed. An empirical formulation in which formation rate is a function of the concentrations of sulfuric acid and low-volatility organics significantly overpredicts NPF in the summer. Two different schemes predict quite different nucleation rates (including their spatial patterns), concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei, and aerosol first indirect radiative forcing in North America.