Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3345-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3345-2021
Research article
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04 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 04 Mar 2021

The effect of meteorological conditions and atmospheric composition in the occurrence and development of new particle formation (NPF) events in Europe

Dimitrios Bousiotis, James Brean, Francis D. Pope, Manuel Dall'Osto, Xavier Querol, Andrés Alastuey, Noemi Perez, Tuukka Petäjä, Andreas Massling, Jacob Klenø Nøjgaard, Claus Nordstrøm, Giorgos Kouvarakis, Stergios Vratolis, Konstantinos Eleftheriadis, Jarkko V. Niemi, Harri Portin, Alfred Wiedensohler, Kay Weinhold, Maik Merkel, Thomas Tuch, and Roy M. Harrison

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AR by Roy M. Harrison on behalf of the Authors (15 Oct 2020)  Author's response    Manuscript
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RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Dec 2020)
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Jan 2021) by Gordon McFiggans
AR by Roy M. Harrison on behalf of the Authors (20 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (21 Jan 2021) by Gordon McFiggans
AR by Roy M. Harrison on behalf of the Authors (25 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
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New particle formation events from 16 sites over Europe have been studied, and the influence of meteorological and atmospheric composition variables has been investigated. Some variables, like solar radiation intensity and temperature, have a positive effect on the occurrence of these events, while others have a negative effect, affecting different aspects such as the rate at which particles are formed or grow. This effect varies depending on the site type and magnitude of these variables.
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