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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-8575-2021
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Research article
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07 Jun 2021
Research article |
| 07 Jun 2021
| 07 Jun 2021
The important roles of surface tension and growth rate in the contribution of new particle formation (NPF) to cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) number concentration: evidence from field measurements in southern China
Mingfu Cai
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for
Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, and Institute of Earth Climate
and Environment System, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082,
China
Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology and Guangdong Provincial Key
Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Baoling Liang
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for
Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, and Institute of Earth Climate
and Environment System, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082,
China
Qibin Sun
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for
Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, and Institute of Earth Climate
and Environment System, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082,
China
Li Liu
Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology and Guangdong Provincial Key
Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Min Shao
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Shan Huang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Yuwen Peng
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Zelong Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation
for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511443, China
Haobo Tan
Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology and Guangdong Provincial Key
Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Institute of Tropical and Marine Meteorology and Guangdong Provincial Key
Laboratory of Regional Numerical Weather Prediction, China Meteorological Administration, Guangzhou 510640,
China
Laboratory of Straits Meteorology, Xiamen, Guangdong 361012, China
Hanbin Xu
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for
Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, and Institute of Earth Climate
and Environment System, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082,
China
Duohong Chen
Guangdong Environmental Monitoring Center, Guangzhou 510308,
China
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for
Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, and Institute of Earth Climate
and Environment System, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082,
China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory
(Zhuhai), Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082, China
Guangdong Provincial Observation and Research Station for Climate
Environment and Air Quality Change in the Pearl River Estuary, Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510275, China
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Short summary
This study investigated the contribution of new particle formation (NPF) events to the number concentration of cloud condensation nuclei (NCCN) and its controlling factors in the Pearl River Delta region. The results show that the surfactant effect can decrease the critical diameter and significantly increase the NCCN during the NPF event. In addition, the growth rate is founded to be the most important controlling factor that affects NCCN for growth of newly-formed particles to the CCN sizes.
This study investigated the contribution of new particle formation (NPF) events to the number...
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