Scientists Characterize Poorly Understood, Climate-Influencing Atmospheric Particles
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 13:56
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two very different forms of climate-influencing particles do not behave as expected, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Imre Consulting. The team's measurements show that when the particles mix, they create new, layered particles, not the expected mixtures. The team also found that one form adsorbs onto the other, creating bigger particles that do not behave as predicted in climate models. This study led to an invited paper in a special issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.