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Role of sesquiterpenes in biogenic new particle formation.
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55 authors at 15 institutions in 9 countries.
Lubna DadaLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1105-9043
Dominik StolzenburgInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1014-1360
Mario SimonInstitute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4900-7460
Lukas FischerInstitute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3141-9088
Martin HeinritziInstitute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9171-8127
Mingyi WangCenter for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5782-2513
Mao XiaoLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
Alexander L VogelInstitute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1293-6370
Lauri AhonenInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-2534-6898
Antonio AmorimCENTRA and Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0638-2321
Rima BaalbakiInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-4480-2107
Andrea BaccariniLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4614-247X
Urs BaltenspergerLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0079-8713
Federico BianchiInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2996-3604
Kaspar R DaellenbachLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
Jenna DeVivoCenter for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Antonio DiasCENTRA and Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0842-4639
Josef DommenLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0006-0009
Jonathan DuplissyInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8819-0264
Henning FinkenzellerDepartment of Chemistry and CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8349-3714
Armin HanselInstitute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1062-2394
Xu-Cheng HeInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7416-306X
Victoria HofbauerCenter for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9036-4446
Christopher R HoyleLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1369-9143
Juha KangasluomaInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1639-1187
Changhyuk KimSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8744-4880
Andreas KürtenInstitute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8955-4450
Aleksander KvashninP.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 53, Leninskiy Prospekt, Moscow, Russian Federation.ORCID 0000-0001-7218-6738
Roy MauldinCenter for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8569-8561
Vladimir MakhmutovP.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 53, Leninskiy Prospekt, Moscow, Russian Federation.ORCID 0000-0002-2242-1055
Ruby MartenLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
Bernhard MentlerInstitute for Ion Physics and Applied Physics, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3852-0397
Wei NieInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-6048-0515
Tuukka PetäjäInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1881-9044
Lauriane L J QuéléverInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8970-3594
Harald SaathoffInstitute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1301-8010
Christian TauberUniversität Wien, Fakultät für Physik, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1453-1067
Antonio TomeIDL-Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9144-7120
Ugo MolteniLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1623-1933
Rainer VolkamerFinnish Meteorological Institute, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0899-1369
Robert WagnerInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7365-8020
Andrea C WagnerInstitute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3159-9434
Daniela WimmerInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-5539-9958
Paul M WinklerUniversität Wien, Fakultät für Physik, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Chao YanInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.
Qiaozhi ZhaInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6301-7086
Matti RissanenAerosol Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Tampere University, 33720 Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-0463-8098
Hamish GordonCenter for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1822-3224
Joachim CurtiusInstitute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3153-4630
Douglas R WorsnopInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8928-8017
Katrianne LehtipaloInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1660-2706
Neil M DonahueCenter for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3054-2364
Jasper KirkbyInstitute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2341-9069
Imad El HaddadLaboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2461-7238
Markku KulmalaInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-3464-7825
Helsinki Institute of Physics · FIPaul Scherrer Institute · CHGoethe University Frankfurt · DECarnegie Mellon University · USFinnish Meteorological Institute · FIUniversität Innsbruck · ATUniversity of Vienna · ATCalifornia Institute of Technology · USP.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences · RUUniversity of Colorado Boulder · USUniversity of Helsinki · FIUniversity of Lisbon · PTKarlsruhe Institute of Technology · DEUniversity of Beira Interior · PTUniversity of California, Irvine · US
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Abstract
Biogenic vapors form new particles in the atmosphere, affecting global climate. The contributions of monoterpenes and isoprene to new particle formation (NPF) have been extensively studied. However, sesquiterpenes have received little attention despite a potentially important role due to their high molecular weight. Via chamber experiments performed under atmospheric conditions, we report biogenic NPF resulting from the oxidation of pure mixtures of β-caryophyllene, α-pinene, and isoprene, which produces oxygenated compounds over a wide range of volatilities. We find that a class of vapors termed ultralow-volatility organic compounds (ULVOCs) are highly efficient nucleators and quantitatively determine NPF efficiency. When compared with a mixture of isoprene and monoterpene alone, adding only 2% sesquiterpene increases the ULVOC yield and doubles the formation rate. Thus, sesquiterpene emissions need to be included in assessments of global aerosol concentrations in pristine climates where biogenic NPF is expected to be a major source of cloud condensation nuclei.
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