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The lifetimes and potential change in planetary albedo owing to the oxidation of thin surfactant organic films extracted from atmospheric aerosol by hydroxyl (OH) radicals at the air–water interface of particles
Rosalie H. Shepherd
Centre of Climate, Ocean and Atmosphere, Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0FA, UK
Centre of Climate, Ocean and Atmosphere, Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
Andrew D. Ward
Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0FA, UK
Edward J. Stuckey
Centre of Climate, Ocean and Atmosphere, Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0FA, UK
Rebecca J. L. Welbourn
ISIS Pulsed Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0FA, UK
Neil Brough
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environmental Research Council, High Cross, Madingly Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
present address: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, Aotearoa / New Zealand
Adam Milsom
Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Christian Pfrang
Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6ET, UK
Thomas Arnold
Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science Campus, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK
present address: European Spallation Source, Partikelgatan, 2224 84, Lund, Sweden
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Thin film formation at the air–water interface from material extracted from atmospheric aerosol was demonstrated, supporting the core–shell morphology. Film thicknesses were approximately 10 Å and 17 Å for urban and remote extracts, respectively. Exposure to gas-phase OH radicals showed fast reactions and short lifetimes of around 1 h. The effect on the Earth's radiative balance indicated that removing half of the film could significantly increase the top-of-atmosphere albedo for urban films.
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