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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10537-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10537-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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21 Aug 2019
Research article |
| 21 Aug 2019
| 21 Aug 2019
New particle formation, growth and apparent shrinkage at a rural background site in western Saudi Arabia
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Mansour A. Alghamdi
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology,
Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Pauli Paasonen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Ville Vakkari
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University,
2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa
Mamdouh I. Khoder
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology,
Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Kimmo Neitola
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Lubna Dada
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Ahmad S. Abdelmaksoud
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology,
Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Hisham Al-Jeelani
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology,
Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim I. Shabbaj
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology,
Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Fahd M. Almehmadi
Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Meteorology,
Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Anu-Maija Sundström
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Heikki Lihavainen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS),
Longyearbyen, Norway
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Jenni Kontkanen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Markku Kulmala
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Aerosol and Haze Laboratory, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for
Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical
Technology, Beijing, China
Tareq Hussein
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Antti-Pekka Hyvärinen
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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Atmospheric aerosols have significant effects on human health and the climate. A large fraction of these aerosols originate from new particle formation, where atmospheric vapors form small nanosized particles that grow into larger sizes, thus becoming climatically relevant. We show that large amounts of fast-growing particles are formed frequently at a site located in western Saudi Arabia and that these particles are likely connected to strong nearby emissions from human activities.
Atmospheric aerosols have significant effects on human health and the climate. A large fraction...
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