Articles | Volume 23, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7347-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7347-2023
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05 Jul 2023
Research article |  | 05 Jul 2023

Volatility of aerosol particles from NO3 oxidation of various biogenic organic precursors

Emelie L. Graham, Cheng Wu, David M. Bell, Amelie Bertrand, Sophie L. Haslett, Urs Baltensperger, Imad El Haddad, Radovan Krejci, Ilona Riipinen, and Claudia Mohr

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The volatility of an aerosol particle is an important parameter for describing its atmospheric lifetime. We studied the volatility of secondary organic aerosols from nitrate-initiated oxidation of three biogenic precursors with experimental methods and model simulations. We saw higher volatility than for the corresponding ozone system, and our simulations produced variable results with different parameterizations which warrant a re-evaluation of the treatment of the nitrate functional group.
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