Rainforest emissions linked with new particle formation at high altitudes (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

Rainforest emissions linked with new particle formation at high altitudes

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With experiments performed in the CLOUD chamber at CERN, researchers aimed to determine whether isoprene oxygenated organic molecules could form new particles under upper-tropospheric conditions. Xu-Cheng He, Jiali Shen and Katrianne Lehtipalo in CERN.

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