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ArticleNature geoscience2026

Arctic cloud condensation nuclei enhanced by iodine, sulfur and organic precursors.

Mao Du, James Brean, Douglas R Worsnop, Congbo Song, Yangmei Zhang, Vipul Lal Chandani, Deepchandra Srivastava, David C S Beddows, W Joe F Acton, Darrel Baumgardner and 18 more

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Article in Nature geoscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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28 authors.

Mao Du *School of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
James Brean *School of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5430-6994
Douglas R WorsnopInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8928-8017
Congbo SongSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7948-4834
Yangmei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry of CMA, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China.
Vipul Lal ChandaniSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Deepchandra SrivastavaSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
David C S BeddowsSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
W Joe F ActonSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Darrel BaumgardnerDroplet Measurement Technologies, LLC, Longmont, CO USA.
Jo BrowseCentre for Geography and Environmental Science, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK.
Anna B CallaghanWolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK.
Manjula CanagaratnaAerodyne Research, Billerica, MA USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8803-4007
Yuqing DaiSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8850-9527
Pete M EdwardsWolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1076-6793
Jingkun JiangState Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6172-190X
Thomas M JordanPlymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK.
James D LeeWolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5397-2872
Roberto SommarivaSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Harald StarkAerodyne Research, Billerica, MA USA.
Mark D TarnSchool of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5827-4125
Loren G TempleWolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK.
Gavin H TilstonePlymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9347-1682
Mingxi YangPlymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8321-5984
William J BlossSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3017-4461
Roy M HarrisonSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2684-5226
Manuel Dall'OstoInstitute of Marine Science, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4203-894X
Zongbo ShiSchool of Geography Earth and Environment Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7157-543X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New particle formation is an important source of Arctic atmospheric particles and cloud condensation nuclei, yet their precursor sources and molecular-level mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we report comprehensive ship-based observations from 19 May to 26 June 2022 from southeastern to western Greenland and into the Davis Strait's marginal ice zone to investigate sources and processes controlling atmospheric particles and cloud condensation nuclei. Our observations provide field evidence of frequent nucleation events driven by the multicomponent iodine oxoacid and sulfuric acid mechanism recently identified in laboratory studies. Newly formed particles grew rapidly beyond 20 nm on 8 out of 13 nucleation days, mainly driven by oxygenated organic molecules from aldehyde and monoterpene oxidation. We also report a previously unobserved class of iodine-containing oxygenated organic molecules that contributed to particle growth and enhanced cloud condensation nuclei formation. We show that marginal sea ice zone produces precursors that drive rapid new particle formation and enhance cloud condensation nuclei concentrations by up to 50-fold. Our findings demonstrate that Arctic iodine, sulfur and organic precursors can enhance cloud condensation nuclei abundance through new particle formation, highlighting a potential but unquantified pathway for influencing cloud cover, radiative balance and the hydrological cycle.

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PMID42698615
PMCPMC13541622

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