Observaciones directas de la nucleación atmosférica de aerosoles en la atmósfera

Markku Kulmala1, Jenni Kontkanen, Heikki Junninen

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland. markku.kulmala@helsinki.fi

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 23, 2013
PubMed
Resumen

Nuevas observaciones revelan tres regímenes de tamaño distintos en la nucleación atmosférica sub-2 nanómetros, crucial para la comprensión de la formación de aerosoles y los efectos climáticos. Los compuestos orgánicos juegan un papel clave en el crecimiento de las partículas y las retroalimentaciones climáticas.

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