Articles | Volume 18, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5115-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5115-2018
Research article
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16 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 16 Apr 2018

Hygroscopic behavior of atmospheric aerosols containing nitrate salts and water-soluble organic acids

Bo Jing, Zhen Wang, Fang Tan, Yucong Guo, Shengrui Tong, Weigang Wang, Yunhong Zhang, and Maofa Ge

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AR by Maofa Ge on behalf of the Authors (14 Feb 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (02 Mar 2018) by Kimitaka Kawamura
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (12 Mar 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (15 Mar 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 Mar 2018) by Kimitaka Kawamura
AR by Maofa Ge on behalf of the Authors (26 Mar 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (27 Mar 2018) by Kimitaka Kawamura
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The nitrate/organic acid mixed aerosols exhibit varying phase behavior and hygroscopic growth depending upon the type of components in the particles. Our results reveal that the coexisting organic acid has considerable impacts on the phase and morphology of nitrate particles in the low and medium RH range, which thus result in obvious enhancement or suppression of water uptake with increasing RH. This new information provided here has important implications for atmospheric chemistry.
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