Science Advances · 2018 · 201 citations · 37 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyAtmospheric ChemistryAtmospheric ScienceBiogeochemistryAerosol ChemistryAerosol PhysicsAerosol ScienceAtmospheric BiogeochemistryAtmospheric Trace GasesParticulate MatterAerosol Chemical CompositionAerosol NucleationAtmospheric Aerosol ActivationAtmospheric Aerosol ChemistryMarine Trace GasesSulfur Aerosol FormationSulfuric Acid FormationTropospheric Trace Gases
, are sufficient to explain the observed new particle growth rates. Our findings show that ion-induced nucleation is the dominant particle formation mechanism, implying that galactic cosmic radiation plays a key role in new particle formation in the pristine Antarctic atmosphere.
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