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Surface tension prevails over solute effect in organic-influenced cloud droplet activation

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  • Jurgita Ovadnevaite

    (School of Physics and Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, National University of Ireland Galway)

  • Andreas Zuend

    (McGill University)

  • Ari Laaksonen

    (Finnish Meteorological Institute
    University of Eastern Finland)

  • Kevin J. Sanchez

    (Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, 42, avenue Gaspard Coriolis
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Drive)

  • Greg Roberts

    (Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques, 42, avenue Gaspard Coriolis
    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 9500 Gilman Drive)

  • Darius Ceburnis

    (School of Physics and Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, National University of Ireland Galway)

  • Stefano Decesari

    (Instituto di Scienze dell’Atmosfera—CNR)

  • Matteo Rinaldi

    (Instituto di Scienze dell’Atmosfera—CNR)

  • Natasha Hodas

    (California Institute of Technology
    Portland State University)

  • Maria Cristina Facchini

    (Instituto di Scienze dell’Atmosfera—CNR)

  • John H. Seinfeld

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • Colin O’ Dowd

    (School of Physics and Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, National University of Ireland Galway)

Abstract

A phase-separation mechanism is proposed for the dominance of the surface tension effect over the solute effect in the observed activation of ultrafine cloud condensation nuclei.

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  • Jurgita Ovadnevaite & Andreas Zuend & Ari Laaksonen & Kevin J. Sanchez & Greg Roberts & Darius Ceburnis & Stefano Decesari & Matteo Rinaldi & Natasha Hodas & Maria Cristina Facchini & John H. Seinfeld, 2017. "Surface tension prevails over solute effect in organic-influenced cloud droplet activation," Nature, Nature, vol. 546(7660), pages 637-641, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:546:y:2017:i:7660:d:10.1038_nature22806
    DOI: 10.1038/nature22806
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