A large source of cloud condensation nuclei from new particle formation in the tropics.


Journal

Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 2019
Historique:
received: 04 02 2019
accepted: 16 07 2019
entrez: 18 10 2019
pubmed: 18 10 2019
medline: 31 3 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) can affect cloud properties and therefore Earth's radiative balance

Identifiants

pubmed: 31619794
doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1638-9
pii: 10.1038/s41586-019-1638-9
doi:

Substances chimiques

Aerosols 0
Particulate Matter 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

399-403

Subventions

Organisme : Austrian Science Fund FWF
ID : J 3613
Pays : Austria

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Auteurs

Christina J Williamson (CJ)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA. christina.williamson@noaa.gov.
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA. christina.williamson@noaa.gov.

Agnieszka Kupc (A)

Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA.
Faculty of Physics, Aerosol Physics and Environmental Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Duncan Axisa (D)

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
Droplet Measurement Technologies, Longmont, CO, USA.

Kelsey R Bilsback (KR)

Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.

ThaoPaul Bui (T)

Earth Science Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA.

Pedro Campuzano-Jost (P)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.

Maximilian Dollner (M)

Faculty of Physics, Aerosol Physics and Environmental Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Karl D Froyd (KD)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA.

Anna L Hodshire (AL)

Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.

Jose L Jimenez (JL)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.

John K Kodros (JK)

Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, ICE/FORTH, Patras, Greece.

Gan Luo (G)

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.

Daniel M Murphy (DM)

Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA.

Benjamin A Nault (BA)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.

Eric A Ray (EA)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA.

Bernadett Weinzierl (B)

Faculty of Physics, Aerosol Physics and Environmental Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

James C Wilson (JC)

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA.

Fangqun Yu (F)

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.

Pengfei Yu (P)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA.
Institute for Environment and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

Jeffrey R Pierce (JR)

Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.

Charles A Brock (CA)

Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO, USA.

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