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Aki Virkkula is affiliated with the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Finland and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on Environmental Science. Their work predominantly explores topics related to atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, and climate-related atmospheric phenomena.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, Aki Virkkula specializes in several subfields, such as:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

The scientist's research covers key topics like:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Aki Virkkula has published articles in several notable journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Coauthors who have frequently collaborated with Aki Virkkula include:

  • Tuukka Petäjä
  • Markku Kulmala
  • Hilkka Timonen
  • Veli-Matti Kerminen
  • Krista Luoma

Selected recent papers illustrating their research are:

  • Tropical and Boreal Forest - Atmosphere Interactions: A Review (2022), Tellus B
  • Variation of Absorption Ångström Exponent in Aerosols From Different Emission Sources (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Influence of biogenic emissions from boreal forests on aerosol-cloud interactions (2021), Nature Geoscience
  • Spatiotemporal variation and trends in equivalent black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland (2021), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Modeled source apportionment of black carbon particles coated with a light-scattering shell (2021), Atmospheric measurement techniques

Best Publications

  • Enhanced haze pollution by black carbon in megacities in China

    A. J. Ding;X. Huang;W. Nie;J. N. Sun

  • A simple procedure for correcting loading effects of aethalometer data.

    Aki Virkkula;Timo Mäkelä;Risto Hillamo;Tarja Yli-Tuomi

  • Enhanced air pollution via aerosol-boundary layer feedback in China.

    T. Petäjä;L. Järvi;V. M. Kerminen;A. J. Ding

  • Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops

    T. Müller;J.S. Henzing;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;A. Wiedensohler

  • Evaluation of Multiangle Absorption Photometry for Measuring Aerosol Light Absorption

    Andreas Petzold;Herbert Schloesser;Patrick J. Sheridan;W. Patrick Arnott

  • Modification, Calibration and a Field Test of an Instrument for Measuring Light Absorption by Particles

    Aki Virkkula;Norman C. Ahlquist;David S. Covert;William P. Arnott

  • Aerosols in polar regions: A historical overview based on optical depth and in situ observations

    C. Tomasi;V. Vitale;A. Lupi;C. Di Carmine

  • Saharan dust absorption and refractive index from aircraft‐based observations during SAMUM 2006

    Andreas Petzold;Katharina Rasp;Bernadett Weinzierl;Michael Esselborn

  • cis-Pinic acid, a possible precursor for organic aerosol formation from ozonolysis of α-pinene

    T.S Christoffersen;J Hjorth;O Horie;N.R Jensen

  • Correction of the Calibration of the 3-wavelength Particle Soot Absorption Photometer (3λ PSAP)

    Aki Virkkula

  • Characteristics and source apportionment of black carbon in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland

    Aku Helin;Jarkko V. Niemi;Aki Virkkula;Liisa Pirjola

  • The Reno Aerosol Optics Study: An Evaluation of Aerosol Absorption Measurement Methods

    Patrick J. Sheridan;W. Patrick Arnott;John A. Ogren;Elisabeth Andrews

  • Chemical mass closure and assessment of the origin of the submicron aerosol in the marine boundary layer and the free troposphere at Tenerife during ACE-2

    J.-P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;M. Mangoni;A. Virkkula

  • Hygroscopic properties of aerosol formed by oxidation of limonene, α‐pinene, and β‐pinene

    Aki Virkkula;Rita Van Dingenen;Frank Raes;Jens Hjorth

  • Ion-induced sulfuric acid–ammonia nucleation drives particle formation in coastal Antarctica

    T. Jokinen;M. Sipilä;J. Kontkanen;V. Vakkari

  • Hygroscopicity and chemical composition of Antarctic sub-micrometre aerosol particles and observations of new particle formation

    E. Asmi;E. Asmi;A. Frey;A. Virkkula;A. Virkkula;M. Ehn

  • Enhanced sulfate formation by nitrogen dioxide: Implications from in situ observations at the SORPES station

    Yuning Xie;Aijun Ding;Wei Nie;Huiting Mao;Huiting Mao

  • Urban and rural aerosol characterization of summer smog events during the PIPAPO field campaign in Milan, Italy

    U. Baltensperger;N. Streit;E. Weingartner;S. Nyeki

  • Aerosol decadal trends – Part 1: In-situ optical measurements at GAW and IMPROVE stations

    M. Collaud Coen;E. Andrews;E. Andrews;A. Asmi;U. Baltensperger

  • Semi-continuous gas and inorganic aerosol measurements at a Finnish urban site: comparisons with filters, nitrogen in aerosol and gas phases, and aerosol acidity

    U. Makkonen;A. Virkkula;A. Virkkula;J. Mäntykenttä;H. Hakola

  • On Aethalometer measurement uncertainties and an instrument correction factor for the Arctic

    John Backman;Lauren N. Schmeisser;Lauren N. Schmeisser;Aki Virkkula;Aki Virkkula;Aki Virkkula;John A. Ogren;John A. Ogren

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Risto Hillamo
Risto Hillamo Finnish Meteorological Institute
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Pasi Aalto
Pasi Aalto University of Helsinki
Aijun Ding
Aijun Ding Nanjing University
Heikki Lihavainen
Heikki Lihavainen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Kimmo Teinilä
Kimmo Teinilä Finnish Meteorological Institute
Eija Asmi
Eija Asmi Finnish Meteorological Institute
John A. Ogren
John A. Ogren National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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