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Aerosols

Appears in 5 processs and 7 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

Top processes

Tropospheric ozone, NOx-VOC chemistry and aerosol nucleation

2 steps

Sulfuric acid from SO2 oxidation nucleates new particles: 100 ppt of ammonia raises the nucleation rate 100 to 1,000-fold and ions add a factor of 2 to 10
Low-volatility oxidation products of biogenic VOCs grow the clusters to cloud-seed size: nucleation supplies about 54% of cloud condensation nuclei today and 67

Wildfire as a disturbance: ignition, burning, emissions and recovery

2 steps

Energy flow

1 step

Human-made aerosols reflect sunlight and brighten clouds (about -1.6 W/m2)

Greenhouse trapping and release to space

1 step

Tropospheric ozone, NOx-VOC chemistry and aerosol nucleation

Terrestrial ecosystem functioning

1 step

Wildfire as a disturbance: ignition, burning, emissions and recovery

Often found with

Aerosols 4 Atmosphere 3 Vegetation 3 Fire 3 Carbon dioxide 3 Clouds 2 Sunlight 2 Volatile organic compounds 2 Humans 2 Biomass 2 Hydroxyl radicals 1 Nitrogen oxides 1

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