Articles | Volume 25, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10027-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-10027-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
09 Sep 2025
Research article |
| 09 Sep 2025
| 09 Sep 2025
Differential characterization of air ions in boreal forest of Finland and a megacity of eastern China
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nanjing-Helsinki Institute in atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University, Suzhou, China
Janne Lampilahti
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Liangduo Chen
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Xuguang Chi
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Xin Huang
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Zehao Zou
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Tom Kokkonen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nanjing-Helsinki Institute in atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University, Suzhou, China
Tuukka Petäjä
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Atmospheric Composition Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Aijun Ding
Nanjing-Helsinki Institute in atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University, Suzhou, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Markku Kulmala
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Nanjing-Helsinki Institute in atmospheric and Earth System Sciences, Nanjing University, Suzhou, China
Data sets
Smart-SMEAR: on-line data exploration and visualization tool for SMEAR stations H. Junninen et al. https://www.borenv.net/BER/archive/pdfs/ber14/ber14-447.pdf
Short summary
By comparing air ions at two flagship sites – a boreal forest site in Finland and a megacity site in eastern China – we characterized ion concentrations and their roles in new particle formation (NPF) across contrasting environments. The ion-induced fraction was much higher in the clean boreal forest. However, earlier activation of charged particles and high ion-induced fraction during quiet NPF in the megacity site imply a non-negligible role for ion-induced NPF in polluted urban areas.
By comparing air ions at two flagship sites – a boreal forest site in Finland and a megacity...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint