CCM Activity and Ratio of Organics (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

CCM Activity and Ratio of Organics

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A scatter plot showing CCN activity of atmospheric submicron aerosols (y-axis) and the mass ratio of organics and sulfate (x-axis). The higher the ratio of organics to sulfate, the lower the CCN activity. This trend becomes noticeable in autumn.

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M&uuml;ller A. at al., <i>Scientific Reports</i>, August 16, 2017

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