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Annele Virtanen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their research spans multiple areas within earth and environmental sciences, with a particular focus on atmospheric phenomena and interactions.

The main fields of study for Annele Virtanen include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their subfields of expertise encompass Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Engineering.

Research topics frequently addressed in their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Plant responses to elevated CO₂

Annele Virtanen has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Helda (University of Helsinki), Nature Geoscience, and Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Virtanen are:

  • Molecular understanding of the suppression of new-particle formation by isoprene (2020), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Size-dependent influence of NO x on the growth rates of organic aerosol particles (2020), published in Science Advances
  • Composition and volatility of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed from oxidation of real tree emissions compared to simplified volatile organic compound (VOC) systems (2020), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Significance of the organic aerosol driven climate feedback in the boreal area (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Influence of biogenic emissions from boreal forests on aerosol-cloud interactions (2021), published in Nature Geoscience

Collaborations constitute an integral part of Virtanen's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Markku Kulmala
  • Tuukka Petäjä
  • Douglas R. Worsnop
  • Angela Buchholz
  • Taina Yli-Juuti

Best Publications

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

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

  • An amorphous solid state of biogenic secondary organic aerosol particles

    Annele Virtanen;Jorma Joutsensaari;Thomas Koop;Jonna Kannosto

  • 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

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

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

  • Revising the hygroscopicity of inorganic sea salt particles.

    Paul Zieger;O. Vaisanen;J. C. Corbin;Dan G. Partridge;Dan G. Partridge

  • Nucleation mode particles with a nonvolatile core in the exhaust of a heavy duty diesel vehicle.

    Topi Rönkko;Annele Virtanen;Jonna Kannosto;Jorma Keskinen

  • Humidity-dependent phase state of SOA particles from biogenic and anthropogenic precursors

    E. Saukko;A. T. Lambe;P. Massoli;Thomas Koop

  • Effect of dilution conditions and driving parameters on nucleation mode particles in diesel exhaust : Laboratory and on-road study

    Topi Rönkkö;Annele Virtanen;Kati Vaaraslahti;Jorma Keskinen

  • Nucleation Mode Formation in Heavy-Duty Diesel Exhaust with and without a Particulate Filter

    Kati Vaaraslahti;Annele Virtanen;Jyrki Ristimäki;Jorma Keskinen

  • “Sniffer”—a novel tool for chasing vehicles and measuring traffic pollutants

    L. Pirjola;H. Parviainen;T. Hussein;T. Hussein;A. Valli

  • The role of highly oxygenated organic molecules in the Boreal aerosol-cloud-climate system

    Pontus Roldin;Mikael Ehn;Theo Kurtén;Tinja Olenius

  • Global analysis of continental boundary layer new particle formation based on long-term measurements

    Tuomo Nieminen;Tuomo Nieminen;Veli Matti Kerminen;Tuukka Petäjä;Pasi P. Aalto

  • The effect of acid-base clustering and ions on the growth of atmospheric nano-particles

    Katrianne Lehtipalo;Linda Rondo;Jenni Kontkanen;Siegfried Schobesberger

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

    Hamish Gordon;Kamalika Sengupta;Alexandru Rap;Jonathan Duplissy

  • Adsorptive uptake of water by semisolid secondary organic aerosols

    Aki Pajunoja;Andrew T. Lambe;Jani Hakala;Jani Hakala;Narges Rastak

  • Dispersion of particles and trace gases nearby a city highway: Mobile laboratory measurements in Finland

    L. Pirjola;P. Paasonen;D. Pfeiffer;T. Hussein

  • On-line measurement of size distribution and effective density of submicron aerosol particles

    Jyrki Ristimäki;Annele Virtanen;Marko Marjamäki;Antti Rostedt

  • EFFECT OF ENGINE LOAD ON DIESEL SOOT PARTICLES

    Annele K K Virtanen;Jyrki M Ristimäki;Kati M Vaaraslahti;Jorma Keskinen

  • Factors controlling the evaporation of secondary organic aerosol from α-pinene ozonolysis.

    Taina Yli-Juuti;Aki Pajunoja;Olli-Pekka Tikkanen;Angela Buchholz

  • BAECC: A Field Campaign to Elucidate the Impact of Biogenic Aerosols on Clouds and Climate

    Tuukka Petäjä;Ewan J. O’Connor;Dmitri Moisseev;Victoria A. Sinclair

  • α -Pinene secondary organic aerosol at low temperature: chemical composition and implications for particle viscosity

    Wei Huang;Harald Saathoff;Aki Pajunoja;Xiaoli Shen

  • Revising the hygroscopicity of inorganic sea salt particles

    M. E. Salter;O. Väisänen;J. Corbin;D. Partridge

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorma Keskinen
Jorma Keskinen Tampere University
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki
Kari E. J. Lehtinen
Kari E. J. Lehtinen University of Eastern Finland
Siegfried Schobesberger
Siegfried Schobesberger University of Eastern Finland
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Katrianne Lehtipalo University of Helsinki
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki
Ilona Riipinen
Ilona Riipinen Stockholm University

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