Seasonal Characteristics of New Particle Formation and Growth in Urban Beijing

Authors: Chenjuan Deng, Yueyun Fu, Lubna Dada, Chao Yan, Runlong Cai, Dongsen Yang, Ying Zhou, Rujing Yin, Yiqun Lu, Xiaoxiao Li, Xiaohui Qiao, Xiaolong Fan, Wei Nie, Jenni Kontkanen, Juha Kangasluoma, Biwu Chu, Aijun Ding, Veli‐Matti Kerminen, Pauli Paasonen, Douglas R. Worsnop, Federico Bianchi, Yongchun Liu, Jun Zheng, Lin Wang, Markku Kulmala, Jingkun Jiang - Environmental Science & Technology 2020 cited by 213

clusters contributes significantly to the growth rates in the sub-3 nm size range, whereas it is less important for the observed growth rates of particles above 3 nm. Therefore, other species are always needed for the growth of larger particles.