Nature Communications (Sep 2019)
The role of highly oxygenated organic molecules in the Boreal aerosol-cloud-climate system
- Pontus Roldin,
- Mikael Ehn,
- Theo Kurtén,
- Tinja Olenius,
- Matti P. Rissanen,
- Nina Sarnela,
- Jonas Elm,
- Pekka Rantala,
- Liqing Hao,
- Noora Hyttinen,
- Liine Heikkinen,
- Douglas R. Worsnop,
- Lukas Pichelstorfer,
- Carlton Xavier,
- Petri Clusius,
- Emilie Öström,
- Tuukka Petäjä,
- Markku Kulmala,
- Hanna Vehkamäki,
- Annele Virtanen,
- Ilona Riipinen,
- Michael Boy
Affiliations
- Pontus Roldin
- Division of Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University
- Mikael Ehn
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Theo Kurtén
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (chemistry), University of Helsinki
- Tinja Olenius
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University
- Matti P. Rissanen
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Nina Sarnela
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Jonas Elm
- Department of Chemistry and iClimate, Aarhus University
- Pekka Rantala
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Liqing Hao
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland
- Noora Hyttinen
- Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, University of Oulu
- Liine Heikkinen
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Douglas R. Worsnop
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Lukas Pichelstorfer
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Carlton Xavier
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Petri Clusius
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Emilie Öström
- Division of Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University
- Tuukka Petäjä
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Markku Kulmala
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Hanna Vehkamäki
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- Annele Virtanen
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland
- Ilona Riipinen
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University
- Michael Boy
- Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (physics), University of Helsinki
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12338-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Forests emit compounds into the atmosphere that are oxidized into highly oxygenated molecules that serve as precursors for cloud condensation nuclei–a process that impacts the climate, but is poorly represented in models. Here the authors create a new model that accurately depicts highly oxygenated molecule and climate dynamics over Boreal forests.