A simple model for the time evolution of the condensation sink in the atmosphere for intermediate Knudsen numbers

Ezhova, Ekaterina; Kerminen, Veli-Matti; Lehtinen, Kari E. J.; Kulmala, Markku

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2431-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2431-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2431-2018

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

Articles | Volume 18, issue 4

Research article

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19 Feb 2018

Research article |

| 19 Feb 2018

A simple model for the time evolution of the condensation sink in the atmosphere for intermediate Knudsen numbers

Ekaterina Ezhova, Veli-Matti Kerminen, Kari E. J. Lehtinen, and Markku Kulmala

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RC1: 'see attached file', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'Replies to the comments of referee 1', Ekaterina Ezhova, 08 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Review of "A simple model for the time evolution of the condensation sink in the atmosphere for intermediate Knudsen numbers” by Ezhova et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Replies to the comments of referee 2', Ekaterina Ezhova, 08 Jan 2018

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ED: Publish as is (11 Jan 2018) by Chak K. Chan

Short summary

A condensation sink (CS) quantifies the rate of uptake of condensing vapours by pre-existing aerosol and can be used as well to quantify losses of monomers/clusters. An analytical solution of the condensation equation valid in a wide range of particle diameters is presented. We describe the dynamics of atmospheric CS, test the formulas against field observations and further use them to develop a simplified model of the coupled dynamics of aerosol and condensing vapours in the atmosphere.