Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

New particle formation in the remote marine boundary layer

  • Guangjie Zheng,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Robert Wood,
  • Michael P. Jensen,
  • Chongai Kuang,
  • Isabel L. McCoy,
  • Alyssa Matthews,
  • Fan Mei,
  • Jason M. Tomlinson,
  • John E. Shilling,
  • Maria A. Zawadowicz,
  • Ewan Crosbie,
  • Richard Moore,
  • Luke Ziemba,
  • Meinrat O. Andreae,
  • Jian Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20773-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Globally, new particle formation represents a major source of cloud condensation nuclei. Here, the authors present evidence of frequent occurrence of new particle formation in the upper part of remote marine boundary layer following cold front passages.