Articles | Volume 21, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-9995-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-9995-2021
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06 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 06 Jul 2021

Impact of aerosol–radiation interaction on new particle formation

Gang Zhao, Yishu Zhu, Zhijun Wu, Taomou Zong, Jingchuan Chen, Tianyi Tan, Haichao Wang, Xin Fang, Keding Lu, Chunsheng Zhao, and Min Hu

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New particle formation is thought to contribute half of the global cloud condensation nuclei. We find that the new particle formation is more likely to happen in the upper boundary layer than that at the ground, which can be partially explained by the aerosol–radiation interaction. Our study emphasizes the influence of aerosol–radiation interaction on the NPF.
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