• In situ observations of new particle formation in the tropical upper troposphere: the role of clouds and the nucleation mechanism 

      Weigel, R.; Borrmann, S.; Kazil, J.; Minikin, A.; Stohl, Andreas; Wilson, J.C.; Reeves, J.M.; Kunkel, D.; de Reus, M.; Frey, W.; Lovejoy, E.R.; Volk, C.M.; Viciani, S.; D'Amato, F.; Schiller, C.; Peter, T.; Schlager, H.; Cairo, F.; Law, K.S.; Shur, G.N.; Belyaev, G.V.; Curtius, J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)
      New particle formation (NPF), which generates nucleation mode aerosol, was observed in the tropical Upper Troposphere (UT) and Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) by in situ airborne measurements over South America (January–March ...