Volume 26, issue 1

05 Jan 2026

Measurement report: Hygroscopicity and mixing state of submicron aerosols in the lower free troposphere over central China: local, regional and long-range transport influences

Jingnan Shi, Zhisheng Zhang, Li Li, Li Liu, Yaqing Zhou, Shuang Han, Shaobin Zhang, Minghua Liang, Linhong Xie, Weikang Ran, Shaowen Zhu, Hanbing Xu, Jiangchuan Tao, Alfred Wiedensohler, Qiaoqiao Wang, Qiyuan Wang, Nan Ma, and Juan Hong

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 1–13, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1-2026, 2026

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05 Jan 2026

The impact of Sahara dust aerosols on the three-dimensional structure of precipitation systems of different sizes in spring

Jing Xi, Yu Wang, Rui Li, Banghai Wu, Xiaoye Fan, Xinbin Ma, and Zixiang Meng

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 15–32, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-15-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-15-2026, 2026

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05 Jan 2026

NMVOC emission optimization in China through assimilating formaldehyde retrievals from multiple satellite products

Canjie Xu, Jianbing Jin, Ke Li, Yinfei Qi, Ji Xia, Hai Xiang Lin, and Hong Liao

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 33–58, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-33-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-33-2026, 2026

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05 Jan 2026

Machine learning reveals strong grid-scale dependence in the satellite N_d–LWP relationship

Matthew W. Christensen, Andrew Geiss, Adam C. Varble, and Po-Lun Ma

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 59–76, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-59-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-59-2026, 2026

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05 Jan 2026

The impact of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation on Arctic polar stratospheric cloud occurrence

Douwang Li, Zhe Wang, Siyi Zhao, Jiankai Zhang, Wuhu Feng, and Martyn P. Chipperfield

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 77–94, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-77-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-77-2026, 2026

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05 Jan 2026

Resolving the roles of soot and dust in cirrus cloud ice formation at regional and global scales: insights from parcel and climate modeling

Xiaohan Li, Songmiao Fan, Huan Guo, and Paul Ginoux

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 95–115, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-95-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-95-2026, 2026

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06 Jan 2026

GCM clouds and actual clouds as seen from different space lidars: towards a long-term assessment of cloud representation in GCMs using lidar simulators

Marie-Laure Roussel, Hélène Chepfer, Zacharie Titus, and Marine Bonazzola

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 117–134, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-117-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-117-2026, 2026

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06 Jan 2026

Strong primary contribution to brown carbon light absorption in Tibet and urban areas: insights based on in situ measurements

Wenhui Zhao, Weiwei Hu, Zhaoce Liu, Tianle Pan, Tingting Feng, Jun Wang, Yiyu Cai, Lin Liang, Shan Huang, Bin Yuan, Nan Ma, Min Shao, Guohua Zhang, Xinhui Bi, Xinming Wang, and Pengfei Yu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 135–154, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-135-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-135-2026, 2026

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06 Jan 2026

Measurement report: Lessons learned from the comparison and combination of fine carbonaceous aerosol source apportionment at two locations in the city of Strasbourg, France

Hasna Chebaicheb, Mélodie Chatain, Olivier Favez, Joel F. de Brito, Vincent Crenn, Tanguy Amodeo, Mohamed Gherras, Emmanuel Jantzem, Caroline Marchand, and Véronique Riffault

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 155–169, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-155-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-155-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

The sensitivity of smoke aerosol dispersion to smoke injection height and source-strength: a multi-model AeroCom study

Xiaohua Pan, Mian Chin, Ralph A. Kahn, Hitoshi Matsui, Toshihiko Takemura, Meiyun Lin, Yuanyu Xie, Dongchul Kim, and Maria Val Martin

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 171–196, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-171-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-171-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Indirect climate impacts of the Hunga eruption

Ewa M. Bednarz, Amy H. Butler, Xinyue Wang, Zhihong Zhuo, Wandi Yu, Georgiy Stenchikov, Matthew Toohey, and Yunqian Zhu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 197–215, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-197-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-197-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Dust semi-direct effects: low-level cloud response to free-tropospheric dust-induced longwave radiation over the North Atlantic Ocean

Satyendra K. Pandey and Adeyemi A. Adebiyi

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 217–246, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-217-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-217-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Decadal trends (2013–2023) in PM₁₀ sources and oxidative potential at a European urban supersite (Grenoble, France)

Vy Ngoc Thuy Dinh, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Pamela A. Dominutti, Rhabira Elazzouzi, Sophie Darfeuil, Céline Voiron, Anouk Marsal, Stéphane Socquet, Gladys Mary, Julie Cozic, Catherine Coulaud, Marc Durif, Olivier Favez, and Gaëlle Uzu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 247–268, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-247-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-247-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Uncertainty in aerosol effective radiative forcing from anthropogenic and natural aerosol parameters in ECHAM6.3-HAM2.3

Yusuf A. Bhatti, Duncan Watson-Parris, Leighton A. Regayre, Hailing Jia, David Neubauer, Ulas Im, Carl Svenhag, Nick Schutgens, Athanasios Tsikerdekis, Athanasios Nenes, Muhammed Irfan, Bastiaan van Diedenhoven, Ardit Arifi, Guangliang Fu, and Otto P. Hasekamp

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 269–293, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-269-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-269-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Surface radiation trends at North Slope of Alaska influenced by large-scale circulation and atmospheric rivers

Dan Lubin, Xun Zou, Johannes Mülmenstädt, Andrew Vogelmann, Maria Cadeddu, and Damao Zhang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 295–311, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-295-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-295-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Fine-scale fluctuations of PM₁, PM_2.5, PM₁₀ and SO₂ concentrations caused by a prolonged volcanic eruption (Fagradalsfjall 2021, Iceland)

Rachel C. W. Whitty, Evgenia Ilyinskaya, Melissa A. Pfeffer, Ragnar H. Thrastarson, Þorsteinn Johannsson, Sara Barsotti, Tjarda J. Roberts, Guðni M. Gilbert, Tryggvi Hjörvar, Anja Schmidt, Daniela Fecht, and Grétar G. Sæmundsson

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 313–347, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-313-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-313-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Direct observation of core-shell structure and water uptake of individual submicron urban aerosol particles

Ruiqi Man, Yishu Zhu, Zhijun Wu, Peter Aaron Alpert, Bingbing Wang, Jing Dou, Jie Chen, Yan Zheng, Yanli Ge, Qi Chen, Shiyi Chen, Xiangrui Kong, Markus Ammann, and Min Hu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 349–363, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-349-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-349-2026, 2026

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07 Jan 2026

Comprehensive non-targeted molecular characterization of organic aerosols in the Amazon rainforest

Denis Leppla, Stefanie Hildmann, Nora Zannoni, Leslie A. Kremper, Bruna A. Holanda, Jonathan Williams, Christopher Pöhlker, Stefan Wolff, Marta Sà, Maria Christina Solci, Ulrich Pöschl, and Thorsten Hoffmann

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 365–390, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-365-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-365-2026, 2026

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08 Jan 2026

Atmospheric lifetime of sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) and five other trace gases in the BASCOE model driven by three reanalyses

Sarah Vervalcke, Quentin Errera, Roland Eichinger, Thomas Reddmann, Simon Chabrillat, Marc Op de beeck, Gabriele Stiller, and Emmanuel Mahieu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 391–409, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-391-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-391-2026, 2026

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08 Jan 2026

Long-term trends in daytime cirrus cloud radiative effects: analyzing twenty years of Micropulse Lidar Network measurements at Greenbelt, Maryland in eastern North America

Simone Lolli, Erica K. Dolinar, Jasper R. Lewis, Andreu Salcedo-Bosch, James R. Campbell, and Ellsworth J. Welton

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 411–426, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-411-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-411-2026, 2026

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08 Jan 2026

Simulating out-of-sample atmospheric transport to enable flux inversions

Nikhil Dadheech and Alexander J. Turner

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 427–441, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-427-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-427-2026, 2026

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08 Jan 2026

Demonstrating Aeolus capability to observe wind-cloud interactions

Zacharie Titus, Marine Bonazzola, Hélène Chepfer, Artem G. Feofilov, Marie-Laure Roussel, Benjamin Witschas, and Sophie Bastin

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 443–475, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-443-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-443-2026, 2026

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08 Jan 2026

Mechanistic insights into I₂O₅ heterogeneous hydrolysis and its role in iodine aerosol growth in pristine and polluted atmospheres

Xiucong Deng, An Ning, Ling Liu, Fengyang Bai, Jie Yang, Jing Li, Jiarong Liu, and Xiuhui Zhang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 477–488, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-477-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-477-2026, 2026

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09 Jan 2026

Measurement report: New particle formation and aerosol properties at a newly founded atmospheric observatory at the Finnish Baltic Sea coast

Maija Peltola, Roseline Thakur, Kurt Spence, Janne Lampilahti, Ronja Mäkelä, Sasu Karttunen, Ekaterina Ezhova, Sami Haapanala, Aki Vähä, Juha Kangasluoma, Tommy Chan, Pauli Paasonen, Joanna Norkko, Alf Norkko, Markku Kulmala, and Mikael Ehn

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 489–513, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-489-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-489-2026, 2026

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09 Jan 2026

Comment on “Thermal infrared observations of a western United States biomass burning aerosol plume” by Sorenson et al. (2024)

Michael D. Fromm

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 515–522, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-515-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-515-2026, 2026

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12 Jan 2026

Constraining a Radiative Transfer Model with Satellite Retrievals: Contrasts between cirrus formed via homogeneous and heterogeneous freezing and their implications for cirrus cloud thinning

Ehsan Erfani and David L. Mitchell

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 523–546, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-523-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-523-2026, 2026

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12 Jan 2026

Estimation of CO₂ fluxes in the cities of Zurich and Paris using the ICON-ART CTDAS inverse modelling framework

Nikolai Ponomarev, Michael Steiner, Erik Koene, Pascal Rubli, Stuart Grange, Lionel Constantin, Michel Ramonet, Leslie David, Arash Hamzehloo, Lukas Emmenegger, and Dominik Brunner

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 547–570, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-547-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-547-2026, 2026

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13 Jan 2026

Global perspectives on nitrate aerosol dynamics: a comprehensive sensitivity analysis

Alexandros Milousis, Susanne M. C. Scholz, Hendrik Fuchs, Alexandra P. Tsimpidi, and Vlassis A. Karydis

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 571–605, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-571-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-571-2026, 2026

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13 Jan 2026

Global transport of stratospheric aerosol produced by Ruang eruption from EarthCARE ATLID, limb-viewing satellites and ground-based lidar observations

Sergey Khaykin, Michaël Sicard, Thierry Leblanc, Tetsu Sakai, Nickolay Balugin, Gwenaël Berthet, Stëphane Chevrier, Fernando Chouza, Artem Feofilov, Dominique Gantois, Sophie Godin-Beekmann, Arezki Haddouche, Yoshitaka Jin, Isamu Morino, Nicolas Kadygrov, Thomas Lecas, Ben Liley, Richard Querel, Ghasssan Taha, and Vladimir Yushkov

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 607–622, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-607-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-607-2026, 2026

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13 Jan 2026

Divergent drivers of aerosol acidity: evidence for shifting regulatory regimes in a coastal region

Jinghao Zhai, Yujie Zhang, Baohua Cai, Yaling Zeng, Jingyi Zhang, Jianhuai Ye, Chen Wang, Tzung-May Fu, Lei Zhu, Huizhong Shen, and Xin Yang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 623–633, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-623-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-623-2026, 2026

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14 Jan 2026

Deciphering isoprene variability across dozen of Chinese and overseas cities using deep transfer learning

Song Liu, Xiaopu Lyu, Fumo Yang, Zongbo Shi, Xin Huang, Tengyu Liu, Hongli Wang, Mei Li, Jian Gao, Nan Chen, Guoliang Shi, Yu Zou, Chenglei Pei, Chengxu Tong, Xinyi Liu, Li Zhou, Alex B. Guenther, and Nan Wang

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 635–646, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-635-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-635-2026, 2026

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14 Jan 2026

Northern Hemisphere stratospheric temperature response to external forcing in decadal climate simulations

Abdullah A. Fahad, Andrea Molod, Krzysztof Wargan, Dimitris Menemenlis, Patrick Heimbach, Atanas Trayanov, Ehud Strobach, and Lawrence Coy

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 647–663, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-647-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-647-2026, 2026

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15 Jan 2026

Impacts of increasing CO₂ on diurnal migrating tide in the equatorial lower thermosphere

Masaru Kogure, In-Sun Song, Huixin Liu, and Han-Li Liu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 665–680, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-665-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-665-2026, 2026

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15 Jan 2026

Cloud base height determines fog occurrence patterns in the Namib Desert

Deepanshu Malik, Hendrik Andersen, Jan Cermak, Roland Vogt, and Bianca Adler

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 681–701, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-681-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-681-2026, 2026

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15 Jan 2026

Ammonia emissions and depositions over the contiguous United States derived from IASI and CrIS using the directional derivative approach

Zitong Li, Kang Sun, Kaiyu Guan, Sheng Wang, Bin Peng, Lieven Clarisse, Martin Van Damme, Pierre-François Coheur, Karen Cady-Pereira, Mark W. Shephard, Mark Zondlo, and Daniel Moore

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 703–721, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-703-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-703-2026, 2026

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15 Jan 2026

Measurement report: Isotopic composition of CH₄ emitted from gas exploration sites in the Transylvanian Basin, Romania

Thomas Röckmann, Malika Menoud, Jacoline van Es, Carina van der Veen, Hossein Maazallahi, Pawel Jagoda, Jaroslav M. Necki, Jakub Bartyzel, Piotr Korben, Sara Defratyka, Martina Schmidt, Marius Corbu, Sebastian Iancu, Andreea Calcan, Magdalena Ardelean, Sorin Ghemulet, Cristian Pop, Andrei Radovici, Alexandru Mereuta, Horatiu Stefanie, and Calin Baciu

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 723–731, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-723-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-723-2026, 2026

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15 Jan 2026

Global VOC emissions quantified from inversion of TROPOMI spaceborne formaldehyde and glyoxal data

Yasmine Sfendla, Trissevgeni Stavrakou, Jean-François Müller, Glenn-Michael Oomen, Beata Opacka, Thomas Danckaert, Isabelle De Smedt, and Christophe Lerot

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 733–767, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-733-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-733-2026, 2026

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15 Jan 2026

New insight into the formation and aging processes of organic aerosol from positive matrix factorization (PMF) analysis of ambient FIGAERO-CIMS thermograms

Mingfu Cai, Bin Yuan, Weiwei Hu, Ye Chenshuo, Shan Huang, Suxia Yang, Wei Chen, Yuwen Peng, Zhaoxiong Deng, Jun Zhao, Duohong Chen, Jiaren Sun, and Min Shao

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 769–788, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-769-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-769-2026, 2026

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16 Jan 2026

Measurement report: Altitudinal shift of ozone regimes in a mountainous background region

Yuan Yang, Haibo Li, Yonghong Wang, Hao Zhang, Zhou Yang, Xiangwen Hou, Dan Yao, Hong Hu, Keyong Zhu, Ya Xiong, Li Lai, Dengmei Chen, and Peisong Feng

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 789–807, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-789-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-789-2026, 2026

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16 Jan 2026

Beyond binary maps from HCHO∕NO₂: a deep neural network approach to global daily mapping of net ozone production rates and sensitivities constrained by satellite observations (2005–2023)

Amir H. Souri, Gonzalo González Abad, Bryan N. Duncan, and Luke D. Oman

Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 809–837, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-809-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-809-2026, 2026

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