Articles | Volume 19, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4741-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-4741-2019
Research article
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09 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 09 Apr 2019

Cloud condensation nuclei activity of six pollenkitts and the influence of their surface activity

Nønne L. Prisle, Jack J. Lin, Sara Purdue, Haisheng Lin, J. Carson Meredith, and Athanasios Nenes

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Dec 2018) by Maria Cristina Facchini
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ED: Publish as is (04 Feb 2019) by Maria Cristina Facchini
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We measure surface activity and cloud-forming potential of pollenkitt, an organic mixture coating pollen grains. Cloud droplet formation is affected through both surface tension and bulk depletion, with a consistent particle size-dependent signature. We observe nonideal solution effects in pollenkitt mixtures with ammonium sulfate salt. Our results suggest sensitivity of general water interactions, including cloud formation by pollen and their fragments, to both atmospheric humidity and aging.
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