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Natural Marine Precursors Boost Continental New Particle Formation and Production of Cloud Condensation Nuclei

de Jonge, Robin Wollesen LU ; Xavier, Carlton LU ; Olenius, Tinja ; Elm, Jonas ; Svenhag, Carl LU ; Hyttinen, Noora ; Nieradzik, Lars LU orcid ; Sarnela, Nina ; Kristensson, Adam LU and Petäjä, Tuukka , et al. (2024) In Environmental Science and Technology 58(25). p.10956-10968
Abstract

Marine dimethyl sulfide (DMS) emissions are the dominant source of natural sulfur in the atmosphere. DMS oxidizes to produce low-volatility acids that potentially nucleate to form particles that may grow into climatically important cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). In this work, we utilize the chemistry transport model ADCHEM to demonstrate that DMS emissions are likely to contribute to the majority of CCN during the biological active period (May-August) at three different forest stations in the Nordic countries. DMS increases CCN concentrations by forming nucleation and Aitken mode particles over the ocean and land, which eventually grow into the accumulation mode by condensation of low-volatility organic compounds from continental... (More)

Marine dimethyl sulfide (DMS) emissions are the dominant source of natural sulfur in the atmosphere. DMS oxidizes to produce low-volatility acids that potentially nucleate to form particles that may grow into climatically important cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). In this work, we utilize the chemistry transport model ADCHEM to demonstrate that DMS emissions are likely to contribute to the majority of CCN during the biological active period (May-August) at three different forest stations in the Nordic countries. DMS increases CCN concentrations by forming nucleation and Aitken mode particles over the ocean and land, which eventually grow into the accumulation mode by condensation of low-volatility organic compounds from continental vegetation. Our findings provide a new understanding of the exchange of marine precursors between the ocean and land, highlighting their influence as one of the dominant sources of CCN particles over the boreal forest.

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dimethyl sulfide, modeling, new particle formation, phytoplankton, secondary aerosols
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Environmental Science and Technology
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58
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25
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13 pages
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The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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0013-936X
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10.1021/acs.est.4c01891
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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
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  author       = {{de Jonge, Robin Wollesen and Xavier, Carlton and Olenius, Tinja and Elm, Jonas and Svenhag, Carl and Hyttinen, Noora and Nieradzik, Lars and Sarnela, Nina and Kristensson, Adam and Petäjä, Tuukka and Ehn, Mikael and Roldin, Pontus}},
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  keywords     = {{dimethyl sulfide; modeling; new particle formation; phytoplankton; secondary aerosols}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  number       = {{25}},
  pages        = {{10956--10968}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Environmental Science and Technology}},
  title        = {{Natural Marine Precursors Boost Continental New Particle Formation and Production of Cloud Condensation Nuclei}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c01891}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/acs.est.4c01891}},
  volume       = {{58}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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