SIMULATIONS ON THE EFFECT OF SULFURIC-ACID FORMATION ON ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS

Authors
KULMALA M KERMINEN VM LAAKSONEN A
Citation
M. Kulmala et al., SIMULATIONS ON THE EFFECT OF SULFURIC-ACID FORMATION ON ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONS, Atmospheric environment, 29(3), 1995, pp. 377-382
Citations number
46
Journal title
Atmospheric environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
13522310
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
377 - 382
Database
ISI
SICI code
1352-2310(1995)29:3<377:SOTEOS>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The formation of new sulphuric acid-water droplets in atmospheric cond itions is investigated. In the present study a two mode (new and pre-e xisting) integral aerosol dynamics model is used. The model includes s ulphuric acid formation in the homogeneous gas phase, nucleation, cond ensation and coagulation. The simulations show the atmospheric conditi ons, in which the formation of new particles is important, and enable us to derive a simple analytical expression for these conditions.