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The key role of nanoparticle concentration gradient in aerosol initial growth

The growth of the smallest aerosol particles is critical to their impacts on climate and air quality. Here, the concentration gradient of nanoparticles is shown to be an important microphysical mechanism for their rapid initial growth.

Runlong Cai
Xiaoxiao Li
Juha Kangasluoma
ResearchOpen Access02 Mar 2026
Nature Communications

P: 1-11
Unified theoretical framework for black carbon mixing state allows greater accuracy of climate effect estimation

The authors build a unified theoretical framework of black carbon mixing state and find a universal law, applicable in most climate/atmospheric chemistry models, which can greatly increase accuracy of black carbon climate effect estimation.

Jiandong Wang
Jiaping Wang
Aijun Ding
ResearchOpen Access10 May 2023
Nature Communications

Volume: 14, P: 1-8
Accelerated reduction of atmospheric ultrafine particles since China VI vehicle emission standards

Haoqian Wang
Yifan Wen
Jingkun Jiang
ResearchOpen Access23 Jan 2026
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Volume: 9, P: 1-10
Understanding atmospheric processes: insights from the comparison between Beijing and Hyytiälä

Markku Kulmala
Du Wei
Tom Kokkonen
ResearchOpen Access16 Sept 2025
npj Clean Air

Volume: 1, P: 1-21
Significant contributions of trimethylamine to sulfuric acid nucleation in polluted environments

Runlong Cai
Rujing Yin
Jonas Elm
ResearchOpen Access27 Jun 2023
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Volume: 6, P: 1-8
Incomplete mass closure in atmospheric nanoparticle growth

Dominik Stolzenburg
Nina Sarnela
Markku Kulmala
ResearchOpen Access26 Feb 2025
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science

Volume: 8, P: 1-9