Articles | Volume 22, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11529-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11529-2022
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07 Sep 2022
Research article |  | 07 Sep 2022

The effectiveness of the coagulation sink of 3–10 nm atmospheric particles

Runlong Cai, Ella Häkkinen, Chao Yan, Jingkun Jiang, Markku Kulmala, and Juha Kangasluoma

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The influences of new particle formation on the climate and air quality are governed by particle survival, which has been under debate due to uncertainties in the coagulation sink. Here we measure the coagulation coefficient of sub-10 nm particles and demonstrate that collisions between the freshly nucleated and background particles can effectively lead to coagulation. We further show that the effective coagulation sink is consistent with the new particle formation measured in urban Beijing.
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