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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-2591-2020
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Research article
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03 Mar 2020
Research article |
| 03 Mar 2020
| 03 Mar 2020
Wintertime new particle formation and its contribution to cloud condensation nuclei in the Northeastern United States
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York,
Albany, New York 12203, USA
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York,
Albany, New York 12203, USA
Arshad Arjunan Nair
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York,
Albany, New York 12203, USA
James J. Schwab
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York,
Albany, New York 12203, USA
James P. Sherman
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina 28608, USA
Yanda Zhang
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York,
Albany, New York 12203, USA
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Short summary
Particle number concentration (PNC) is a key parameter important for the health and climate impacts of atmospheric aerosols. We show that, even during wintertime, regional nucleation occurs and contributes significantly to number concentrations of ultrafine particles and cloud condensation nuclei. Due to low biogenic emissions, wintertime regional nucleation is solely controlled by inorganic species, and ternary ion-mediated nucleation is able to capture the observed variations in PNC.
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