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Measurement report
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24 Sep 2024
Measurement report |
| 24 Sep 2024
| 24 Sep 2024
Measurement report: Contribution of atmospheric new particle formation to ultrafine particle concentration, cloud condensation nuclei, and radiative forcing – results from 5-year observations in central Europe
Jia Sun
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, 511458, China
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Markus Hermann
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Kay Weinhold
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Maik Merkel
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Wolfram Birmili
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Yifan Yang
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Thomas Tuch
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Harald Flentje
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Meteorologisches Observatorium Hohenpeißenberg, Hohenpeißenberg, Germany
Björn Briel
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Meteorologisches Observatorium Hohenpeißenberg, Hohenpeißenberg, Germany
Ludwig Ries
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Cedric Couret
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Michael Elsasser
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Ralf Sohmer
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Klaus Wirtz
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Frank Meinhardt
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Maik Schütze
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Olaf Bath
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Bryan Hellack
German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, Germany
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Markku Kulmala
Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Nan Ma
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Environment and Climate, Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 511443, China
Atmospheric Microphysics Department, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
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We investigated the characteristics of new particle formation (NPF) for various environments from urban background to high Alpine and the impacts of NPF on cloud condensation nuclei and aerosol radiative forcing. NPF features differ between site categories, implying the crucial role of local environmental factors such as the degree of emissions and meteorological conditions. The results also underscore the importance of local environments when assessing the impact of NPF on climate in models.
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