Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8287-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-8287-2022
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27 Jun 2022
Research article |  | 27 Jun 2022

A sulfuric acid nucleation potential model for the atmosphere

Jack S. Johnson and Coty N. Jen

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Sulfuric acid nucleation forms particles in Earth's atmosphere that influence cloud formation and climate. This study introduces the Nucleation Potential Model, which simplifies the diverse reactions between sulfuric acid and numerous precursor gases to predict nucleation rates. Results show that the model is capable of estimating the potency and concentration of mixtures of precursor gases from laboratory and field observations and can be used to model nucleation across diverse environments.
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