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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-2669-2022
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25 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 25 Feb 2022

Comparison of six approaches to predicting droplet activation of surface active aerosol – Part 1: moderately surface active organics​​​​​​​

Sampo Vepsäläinen, Silvia M. Calderón, Jussi Malila, and Nønne L. Prisle

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Atmospheric aerosols act as seeds for cloud formation. Many aerosols contain surface active material that accumulates at the surface of growing droplets. This can affect cloud droplet activation, but the broad significance of the effect and the best way to model it are still debated. We compare predictions of six different model approaches to surface activity of organic aerosols and find significant differences between the models, especially with large fractions of organics in the dry particles.
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