Competition Not Concentration Matters when Forming Cloud-Influencing Aerosols
Monday, April 13, 2015 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
The amount of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced from isoprene released by trees as well as the SOA volatility are more accurately tied to interactions with electron-rich, carbon-based chemicals, known as organic peroxy radicals, that compete with nitrogen oxides in reactions.