Exploring the potential of nano-Köhler theory to describe the growth of atmospheric molecular clusters by organic vapors using cluster kinetics simulations

Kontkanen, Jenni; Olenius, Tinja; Kulmala, Markku; Riipinen, Ilona

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13733-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 18

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13733-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13733-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 18

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27 Sep 2018

Research article |

| 27 Sep 2018

Exploring the potential of nano-Köhler theory to describe the growth of atmospheric molecular clusters by organic vapors using cluster kinetics simulations

Jenni Kontkanen, Tinja Olenius, Markku Kulmala, and Ilona Riipinen

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RC1: 'Comments on "Exploring the potential of the nano-Köhler theory to describe the growth of atmospheric molecular clusters by organic vapors" by Kontkanen et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Jul 2018
RC2: 'Comments on Kontkanen et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Jul 2018
AC1: 'Replies to referees', Jenni Kontkanen, 23 Aug 2018

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Short summary

New particle formation involving sulfuric acid, bases and organic compounds is an important source of atmospheric aerosol particles. We investigate the capability of nano-Köhler theory to describe this process by simulating the dynamics of atmospheric molecular clusters. We find that nano-Köhler-type behavior occurs in our simulations when the saturation ratio of the organic vapor and the ratio between organic and inorganic vapor concentrations are in a suitable range.