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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6365-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6365-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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17 May 2022
Research article |
| 17 May 2022
| 17 May 2022
An evaluation of new particle formation events in Helsinki during a Baltic Sea cyanobacterial summer bloom
Roseline C. Thakur
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Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Lubna Dada
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1951 Lausanne, Switzerland
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Lisa J. Beck
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Lauriane L. J. Quéléver
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Tommy Chan
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Marjan Marbouti
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
Xu-Cheng He
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Carlton Xavier
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Juha Sulo
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Janne Lampilahti
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Markus Lampimäki
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Yee Jun Tham
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, 519082 Zhuhai, China
Nina Sarnela
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, 00560 Helsinki, Finland
Alf Norkko
Tvärminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki, J. A. Palméns väg 260, 10900 Hanko, Finland
Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Markku Kulmala
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Aerosol and Haze Laboratory, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100089 Beijing, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, China
Mikko Sipilä
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Tuija Jokinen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Climate & Atmosphere Research Centre (CARE-C), The Cyprus Institute, P.O. Box 27456, Nicosia, 1645, Cyprus
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An evaluation of new particle formation events in Helsinki during a Baltic Sea cyanobacterial summer bloom R. C. Thakur, L. Dada, L. J. Beck, L. L. J. Quéléver, T. Chan, M. Marbouti, M., X.-C. He, C. Xavier, J. Sulo, J. Lampilahti, M. Lampimäki, Y. J. Tham, N. Sarnela, K. Lehtipalo, A. Norkko, M. Kulmala, M. Sipilä, and T. Jokinen, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6426198
Short summary
Every year intense cyanobacterial and macroalgal blooms occur in the Baltic Sea and in the coastal areas surrounding Helsinki, yet no studies have addressed the impact of biogenic emissions from these blooms on gas vapor concentrations, which in turn could influence new particle formation. This is the first study of its kind to address the chemistry driving new particle formation (NPF) during a bloom period in this region, highlighting the role of biogenic sulfuric acid and iodic acid.
Every year intense cyanobacterial and macroalgal blooms occur in the Baltic Sea and in the...
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