This information is synthesized to provide a continuous analysis of the flow from the emitted material to the atmosphere up to the point of the climate impact of
the produced organic aerosol.
Not exact matches
They also play a role in the formation of secondary
organic aerosols — air pollutants
produced when sunlight,
organic molecules and airborne chemicals come together and interact.
The results may help to explain discrepancies between observations and theories about how volatile
organic compounds
produced by vegetation are converted into atmospheric
aerosol — especially over forested regions.
CLOUD shows that
organic vapours emitted by trees
produce abundant
aerosol particles in the atmosphere in the absence of sulphuric acid.
Secondary
organic aerosols, or SOAs, are created when hydrocarbon gases, given off by everything from pine trees to snow blowers, undergo a series of chemical reactions in the atmosphere to
produce particles.
The
organic aerosol particles that coat the toxic hitchhikers are wafted into the atmosphere through emissions from trees (like those that
produce the smell of pine trees), and burning biomass and fossil fuel to form a semi-solid sap - like casing surrounding and protecting the particle's payload from breaking down in the atmosphere.
Phytoplankton — the tiny, green algae at the surface of the ocean —
produce airborne gases and
organic matter that form marine
aerosols.
However, because of its acidity, H2SO4 (and potentially MSA) can enhance the formation and growth of secondary
organic aerosol (SOA) from
organic compounds (5, 44, 45), including those
produced by homogeneous nucleation of low - volatility species (46).