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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2183-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2183-2019
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Research article
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20 Feb 2019
Research article |
| 20 Feb 2019
| 20 Feb 2019
Droplet activation behaviour of atmospheric black carbon particles in fog as a function of their size and mixing state
Ghislain Motos
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Julia Schmale
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Joel C. Corbin
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
now at: Measurement Science and Standards, National Research
Council Canada, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa K1A 0R6, Canada
Marco Zanatta
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
now at: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar
and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Urs Baltensperger
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Characterising mass-resolved mixing state of black carbon in Beijing using a morphology-independent measurement method C. Yu et al. 10.5194/acp-20-3645-2020
- Extensive Soot Compaction by Cloud Processing from Laboratory and Field Observations J. Bhandari et al. 10.1038/s41598-019-48143-y
- Black Carbon Involved Photochemistry Enhances the Formation of Sulfate in the Ambient Atmosphere: Evidence From In Situ Individual Particle Investigation G. Zhang et al. 10.1029/2021JD035226
- Modeling the Contribution of Aerosols to Fog Evolution through Their Influence on Solar Radiation L. Al Asmar et al. 10.3390/cli10050061
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Short summary
Clouds form by condensation of water vapour on aerosol particles. We showed that black carbon, a subset of particles responsible for a climate warming due to their strong light absorption and known to be insoluble in water, were able to form droplets when the humidity of the air is very slightly over 100 %. This is made possible by their acquisition of a
coatingmade of hydrophilic material during atmospheric aging. The predictability of this process using theory was successfully tested.
Clouds form by condensation of water vapour on aerosol particles. We showed that black carbon, a...
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