The contribution of new particle formation and subsequent growth to haze formation
Markku Kulmala, Runlong Cai, Dominik Stolzenburg, Ying Zhou, Lubna Dada, Yishuo Guo, Chao Yan, Tuukka Petäjä, Jingkun Jiang, Veli‐Matti Kerminen
Abstract
We investigated the contribution of atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) and subsequent growth of the newly formed particles, characterized by high concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ).
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HazeParticle (ecology)ParticulatesAerosolPrecipitationCloud condensation nucleiPollutionMass concentration (chemistry)BeijingCondensationEnvironmental scienceAtmospheric sciencesEnvironmental chemistryPopulationAtmosphere (unit)Particle numberParticle sizeChemistryMeteorologyPhysicsVolume (thermodynamics)ChinaThermodynamicsGeographyOceanographyGeologyEcologyPhysical chemistryDemographyOrganic chemistryBiologyArchaeologySociologyAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAir Quality and Health ImpactsAtmospheric aerosols and clouds