Understanding of New Atmospheric Particles Formation
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerosols".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 August 2022) | Viewed by 1682
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Atmospheric nucleation and new particle formation (NPF) are frequently observed in the natural environment. Previous research and studies have demonstrated that NPF in the free troposphere and its subsequent downward transport to the boundary layer contribute significantly to the global cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) budget. In addition, NPF is also responsible for the formation of urban smog and haze in urban environments. Since the newly formed nanometer-sized particles are small enough to be deposited in the pulmonary region or to penetrate into the bloodstream, they can raise serious health concerns that are related to human exposures to particulate matter.
Despite the rigorous efforts that have been made to measure, characterize, and understand NPF, there are still challenges lying ahead. The impact of NPF and aerosol particles on cloud formation still remains one of the biggest uncertainties in evaluating the Earth’s radiative forcing, and how it contributes to air pollution, especially in populated megacities, is also open to discussion.
Original findings on NPF, such as mechanisms that drive atmospheric nucleation and particle early growth, measurements of nanometer-sized particles, and evaluation of the impact of NPF on regional air quality and global climate, are all welcome contributors to this Special Issue.
Dr. Weimeng Kong
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- air quality
- new particle formation
- atmospheric nucleation
- cloud condensation nuclei
- particulate pollution
- global climate
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