Recent progress on the mechanisms of new particle formation and growth in polluted atmospheres

YIN Yangna; LIU Zirui; HU Bo; WANG Yuesi

doi:10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2022.25.049

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Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology) ›› 2022, Vol. 62 ›› Issue (12) : 2043-2052. DOI: 10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2022.25.049

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Recent progress on the mechanisms of new particle formation and growth in polluted atmospheres

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New particle formation (NPF) events are a key source of atmospheric aerosols which then profoundly influence the global climate, regional environmental quality and even human health. With the continuous development of both new particle and precursor monitoring instruments in the past few years, the literature has various field observations of NPF events in various atmospheric environments. In particular, NPF has occasionally been observed in polluted atmospheres in recent years, so the mechanism of new particles nucleation and growth in high concentration condensation sinks (CS) have gradually become much interest. This paper summarizes recent studies of NPF events in polluted areas in China and worldwide which emphasize the occurrence and development characteristics and factors inducing NPF events. This review also describes the formation mechanisms and the key chemical components contributing to growth, the climate effect and environmental impact, and the future research directions of the NPF events in polluted atmospheres based on the current research.

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atmospheric particulates / new particle formation (NPF) / polluted areas / nucleation mechanism / particles growth

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YIN Yangna, LIU Zirui, HU Bo, WANG Yuesi. Recent progress on the mechanisms of new particle formation and growth in polluted atmospheres[J]. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2022, 62(12): 2043-2052 https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2022.25.049

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