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James N. Smith

Professor of Chemistry, UC Irvine
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Recent advances in understanding secondary organic aerosol: Implications for global climate forcing

M Shrivastava, CD Cappa, J Fan… - Reviews of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic emissions and land use changes have modified atmospheric aerosol
concentrations and size distributions over time. Understanding preindustrial conditions and …

Direct observations of atmospheric aerosol nucleation

M Kulmala, J Kontkanen, H Junninen, K Lehtipalo… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Atmospheric nucleation is the dominant source of aerosol particles in the global atmosphere
and an important player in aerosol climatic effects. The key steps of this process occur in the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of low-volatility organic compounds in initial particle growth in the atmosphere

J Tröstl, WK Chuang, H Gordon, M Heinritzi, C Yan… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
About half of present-day cloud condensation nuclei originate from atmospheric nucleation,
frequently appearing as a burst of new particles near midday. Atmospheric observations …

[PDF][PDF] Tropical and boreal forest–atmosphere interactions: a review

P Artaxo, HC Hansson, MO Andreae, J Bäck… - Tellus, Series B …, 2022 - pure.mpg.de
Tropical, temperate, and boreal forests are critical components of the climate system, and
the ecosystem services they provide are essential for our society (Bona n et al., 1992, Bonan …

Atmospheric clusters to nanoparticles: Recent progress and challenges in closing the gap in chemical composition

JN Smith, DC Draper, S Chee, M Dam, H Glicker… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aerosol nanoclusters (AN), defined here as molecular aggregates suspended in a gas with
dimensions between 2 and 10 nm, are the link between substances that we think of as …

Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements

EM Dunne, H Gordon, A Kürten, J Almeida, J Duplissy… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Fundamental questions remain about the origin of newly formed atmospheric aerosol
particles because data from laboratory measurements have been insufficient to build global …

Observations of aminium salts in atmospheric nanoparticles and possible climatic implications

JN Smith, KC Barsanti, HR Friedli… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
We present laboratory studies and field observations that explore the role of aminium salt
formation in atmospheric nanoparticle growth. These measurements were performed using …

Droplet evaporation and discharge dynamics in electrospray ionization

JN Smith, RC Flagan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
We present measurements of the distributions of droplet size and charge along with, for
selected droplets, the variation of droplet size and charge with time for electrosprays of …

Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation and Organic Nitrate Yield from NO3 Oxidation of Biogenic Hydrocarbons

JL Fry, DC Draper, KC Barsanti, JN Smith… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
The secondary organic aerosol (SOA) mass yields from NO3 oxidation of a series of
biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), consisting of five monoterpenes and one …

Rapid cycling of reactive nitrogen in the marine boundary layer

C Ye, X Zhou, D Pu, J Stutz, J Festa, M Spolaor, C Tsai… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Nitrogen oxides are essential for the formation of secondary atmospheric aerosols and of
atmospheric oxidants such as ozone and the hydroxyl radical, which controls the self …