Articles | Volume 23, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5567-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5567-2023
Research article
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17 May 2023
Research article |  | 17 May 2023

Chemical identification of new particle formation and growth precursors through positive matrix factorization of ambient ion measurements

Daniel John Katz, Aroob Abdelhamid, Harald Stark, Manjula R. Canagaratna, Douglas R. Worsnop, and Eleanor C. Browne

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Ambient ion chemical composition measurements provide insight into trace gases that are precursors for the formation and growth of new aerosol particles. We use a new data analysis approach to increase the chemical information from these measurements. We analyze results from an agricultural region, a little studied land use type that is ~41 % of global land use, and find that the composition of gases important for aerosol formation and growth differs significantly from that in other ecosystems.
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