Cloud condensation nuclei activity, droplet growth kinetics, and  hygroscopicity of biogenic and anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA)

Zhao, D. F.; Buchholz, A.; Kortner, B.; Schlag, P.; Rubach, F.; Fuchs, H.; Kiendler-Scharr, A.; Tillmann, R.; Wahner, A.; Watne, Å. K.; Hallquist, M.; Flores, J. M.; Rudich, Y.; Kristensen, K.; Hansen, A. M. K.; Glasius, M.; Kourtchev, I.; Kalberer, M.; Mentel, Th. F.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1105-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1105-2016

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01 Feb 2016

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| 01 Feb 2016

Cloud condensation nuclei activity, droplet growth kinetics, and hygroscopicity of biogenic and anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (SOA)

D. F. Zhao, A. Buchholz, B. Kortner, P. Schlag, F. Rubach, H. Fuchs, A. Kiendler-Scharr, R. Tillmann, A. Wahner, Å. K. Watne, M. Hallquist, J. M. Flores, Y. Rudich, K. Kristensen, A. M. K. Hansen, M. Glasius, I. Kourtchev, M. Kalberer, and Th. F. Mentel

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RC C7010: 'Anonymous referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Sep 2015
- AC C10994: 'Responses to Referee #1', Defeng Zhao, 01 Jan 2016
RC C8705: 'Review of “Cloud condensation nuclei activity, droplet growth kinetics and hygroscopicity of biogenic and anthropogenic Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA)” by Zhao et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Oct 2015
- AC C10995: 'Responses to Referee #2', Defeng Zhao, 01 Jan 2016

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This study investigated the cloud droplet activation behavior and hygroscopic growth of mixed anthropogenic and biogenic SOA (ABSOA) compared to pure biogenic SOA (BSOA) and pure anthropogenic SOA (ASOA). Cloud droplet activation behaviors of different types of SOA were similar. In contrast, the hygroscopicity of ASOA was higher than BSOA and ABSOA. ASOA components enhanced the hygroscopicity of the ABSOA. Yet this enhancement cannot be described by a linear mixing of pure SOA systems.