Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000georl..27.3325b&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 27, Issue 20, p. 3325-3328
Mathematics
Logic
51
Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Aerosols And Particles, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Pollution-Urban And Regional, Meteorology And Atmospheric Dynamics: Boundary Layer Processes, Oceanography: Biological And Chemical: Aerosols
Scientific paper
New particle formation in the polluted continental boundary layer was studied, based on 1.5-year observations of the particle size distribution, meteorological and gas phase parameters. Events of new particle formation involving significant ultrafine particle number concentrations (>104cm-3 in the size range 3-11 nm) were observed on 20% of all days, pointing out that a frequent particle production from gaseous precursors can occur despite the relatively high pre-existing particle surface area in the area of investigation. The maximum in the observed particle size distributions was mostly above 3 nm, suggesting the actual particle nucleation to take place upwind of the measurement site. A particle growth analysis yielded 2.3+/-1.4h as an upper limit of the time for the particles to grow from the critical cluster size till the observation of the peak in ultrafine number concentration. On 80% of the significant events of new particle formation (though not on all), SO2 concentrations increased considerably (by an average factor of 7), most likely by entrainment from aloft. Particle surface area was, on average, higher on event days compared to non-event days, indicating only a weak competition between condensation onto the pre-existing particle surface area and the new particle formation process. The highest statistical correlation was found between the events of new particle formation and solar radiation, indicating a high degree of meteorological control.
Birmili Wolfram
Wiedensohler Alfred
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