aerosols
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Science
New insights into the formation of artificial organic aerosols suggest an impact on a larger area
Comparison of oxidation products from the chamber with surrounding measurements. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2025). doi:10.1038/s41561-025-01645-z Artificial organic aerosols are carbon-containing particles released by humans and are classified as particulate matter. They pose serious health threats and contribute to the deaths of millions of people around the world each year. Incomplete combustion processes from transportation, industry and homes, especially in large…
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Environment
Researchers discover the role of absorbent aerosols in winter fog formation
(A) Average BC and POA concentration profiles with error shadows in FBASE and (B) temperature by AARI as a function of near-surface (PM2.5) in NCP from December 5 to March 6, 2015. Vertical distribution of changes 2016. The dashed line in B represents the PBLH of FBASE. The red line with error bars shows the vertical profile of daytime BC…
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Earth
Atmospheric Lidar instrument on climate satellite improves understanding of aerosols and clouds
Ground stations of the European research infrastructure ACTRIS play a key role in calibrating data from the EarthCARE satellites. In recent years, these ground stations have been installed and expanded to analyse aerosol particles and clouds using remote sensing instruments such as lidar and radar. Around 50 stations from Europe (photo: TROPOS, Leipzig) and abroad take part in the atmo4ACTRIS…
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