Microphysical explanation of the RH-dependent water affinity of biogenic organic aerosol and its importance for climate
Rastak, N; Pajunoja, A; Acosta Navarro, JC; et al.Ma, J; Song, M; Partridge, DG; Kirkevåg, A; Leong, Y; Hu, WW; Taylor, NF; Lambe, A; Cerully, K; Bougiatioti, A; Liu, P; Krejci, R; Petäjä, T; Percival, C; Davidovits, P; Worsnop, DR; Ekman, AML; Nenes, A; Martin, S; Jimenez, JL; Collins, DR; Topping, D; Bertram, AK; Zuend, A; Virtanen, A; Riipinen, I
Date: 28 May 2017
Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Abstract
A large fraction of atmospheric organic aerosol (OA) originates from natural emissions that are oxidized in the atmosphere to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Isoprene (IP) and monoterpenes (MT) are the most important precursors of SOA originating from forests. The climate impacts from OA are currently estimated through parameterizations ...
A large fraction of atmospheric organic aerosol (OA) originates from natural emissions that are oxidized in the atmosphere to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Isoprene (IP) and monoterpenes (MT) are the most important precursors of SOA originating from forests. The climate impacts from OA are currently estimated through parameterizations of water uptake that drastically simplify the complexity of OA. We combine laboratory experiments, thermodynamic modeling, field observations, and climate modeling to (1) explain the molecular mechanisms behind RH-dependent SOA water-uptake with solubility and phase separation; (2) show that laboratory data on IP- and MT-SOA hygroscopicity are representative of ambient data with corresponding OA source profiles; and (3) demonstrate the sensitivity of the modeled aerosol climate effect to assumed OA water affinity. We conclude that the commonly used single-parameter hygroscopicity framework can introduce significant error when quantifying the climate effects of organic aerosol. The results highlight the need for better constraints on the overall global OA mass loadings and its molecular composition, including currently underexplored anthropogenic and marine OA sources.
Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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