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Overview

Andreas Kürten is affiliated with Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with particular expertise in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Industrial Gas Emission Control

The scientist has authored multiple papers published in notable venues. Some recent publications are:

  • Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation (2020, Nature)
  • Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation (2021, Science)
  • Molecular understanding of new-particle formation from α-pinene between −50 and +25 °C (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • Enhanced growth rate of atmospheric particles from sulfuric acid (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • Molecular understanding of the suppression of new-particle formation by isoprene (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andreas Kürten include:

  • Joachim Curtius
  • Mario Simon
  • Katrianne Lehtipalo
  • Markku Kulmala
  • Neil M. Donahue

Their work has been published repeatedly in several venues with multiple contributions, such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Nature
  • UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland)
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres

Best Publications

  • Role of sulphuric acid, ammonia and galactic cosmic rays in atmospheric aerosol nucleation

    Jasper Kirkby;Joachim Curtius;João Almeida;João Almeida;Eimear Dunne

  • Molecular understanding of sulphuric acid-amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere

    Joao Almeida;Joao Almeida;Siegfried Schobesberger;Andreas Kürten;Ismael K. Ortega

  • Unexpected epoxide formation in the gas-phase photooxidation of isoprene.

    Fabien Paulot;John D. Crounse;Henrik G. Kjaergaard;Henrik G. Kjaergaard;Andreas Kürten

  • The role of low-volatility organic compounds in initial particle growth in the atmosphere

    Jasmin Tröstl;Wayne K. Chuang;Hamish Gordon;Martin Heinritzi

  • Ion-induced nucleation of pure biogenic particles

    Jasper Kirkby;Jasper Kirkby;Jonathan Duplissy;Jonathan Duplissy;Kamalika Sengupta;Carla Frege

  • Oxidation products of biogenic emissions contribute to nucleation of atmospheric particles.

    Francesco Riccobono;Siegfried Schobesberger;Catherine E. Scott;Josef Dommen

  • New particle formation in the free troposphere: A question of chemistry and timing.

    Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Jasmin Tröstl;Heikki Junninen;Carla Frege

  • Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements

    Eimear M. Dunne;Hamish Gordon;Andreas Kürten;João Almeida;João Almeida

  • Molecular understanding of atmospheric particle formation from sulfuric acid and large oxidized organic molecules

    Siegfried Schobesberger;Heikki Junninen;Federico Bianchi;Gustaf Lönn

  • Causes and importance of new particle formation in the present-day and preindustrial atmospheres

    Hamish Gordon;Jasper Kirkby;Jasper Kirkby;Urs Baltensperger;Federico Bianchi

  • Secondary organic aerosol formation from photooxidation of naphthalene and alkylnaphthalenes: implications for oxidation of intermediate volatility organic compounds (IVOCs)

    Arthur Wing Hong Chan;Kathryn E. Kautzman;Puneet Singh Chhabra;Jason D. Surratt

  • Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation.

    Mingyi Wang;Weimeng Kong;Ruby Marten;Xu Cheng He

  • Neutral molecular cluster formation of sulfuric acid-dimethylamine observed in real time under atmospheric conditions.

    Andreas Kürten;Tuija Jokinen;Mario Simon;Mikko Sipilä

  • Multicomponent new particle formation from sulfuric acid, ammonia, and biogenic vapors

    Katrianne Lehtipalo;Katrianne Lehtipalo;Katrianne Lehtipalo;Chao Yan;Lubna Dada;Federico Bianchi

  • Rapid growth of organic aerosol nanoparticles over a wide tropospheric temperature range

    Dominik Stolzenburg;Lukas Fischer;Alexander L. Vogel;Alexander L. Vogel;Alexander L. Vogel;Martin Heinritzi

  • submitter : Calibration of a Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer for the Measurement of Gaseous Sulfuric Acid

    Andreas Kürten;Sebastian Ehrhart;Linda Rondo;Joachim Curtius

  • Nitrogen oxides and PAN in plumes from boreal fires during ARCTAS-B and their impact on ozone: an integrated analysis of aircraft and satellite observations

    M. J. Alvarado;J. A. Logan;J. Mao;E. Apel

  • Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation.

    Xu-Cheng He;Yee Jun Tham;Lubna Dada;Mingyi Wang

  • Reduced anthropogenic aerosol radiative forcing caused by biogenic new particle formation

    Hamish Gordon;Kamalika Sengupta;Alexandru Rap;Jonathan Duplissy

  • Enhanced organic mass fraction and decreased hygroscopicity of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) during new particle formation events

    Ulrike Dusek;Göran Frank;J. Curtius;J. Curtius;F. Drewnick

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Curtius
Joachim Curtius Goethe University Frankfurt
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Katrianne Lehtipalo University of Helsinki
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Siegfried Schobesberger
Siegfried Schobesberger University of Eastern Finland
Neil M. Donahue
Neil M. Donahue Carnegie Mellon University
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Armin Hansel
Armin Hansel University of Innsbruck
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki

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