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Mikael Ehn is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science as a subfield. The scientist's work engages multiple specialized areas including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Spectroscopy, and Environmental Engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of atmospheric and environmental phenomena. These include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

Mikael Ehn has frequently published in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets for their work are:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)

The scientist's recent papers include the following:

  • "Differing Mechanisms of New Particle Formation at Two Arctic Sites", 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "European aerosol phenomenology − 8: Harmonised source apportionment of organic aerosol using 22 Year-long ACSM/AMS datasets", 2022, Environment International
  • "Secondary organic aerosol formed by condensing anthropogenic vapours over China's megacities", 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • "Multi-generation OH oxidation as a source for highly oxygenated organic molecules from aromatics", 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Molecular mechanism for rapid autoxidation in α-pinene ozonolysis", 2021, Nature Communications

Collaboration has been a significant element in Mikael Ehn's research career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Markku Kulmala
  • Douglas R. Worsnop
  • Tuukka Petäjä
  • Veli-Matti Kerminen
  • Liine Heikkinen

Best Publications

  • Evolution of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere

    J. L. Jimenez;M. R. Canagaratna;N. M. Donahue;A. S. H. Prevot

  • A large source of low-volatility secondary organic aerosol

    Mikael Ehn;Joel A. Thornton;Einhard Kleist;Mikko Sipila

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

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

  • Direct observations of atmospheric aerosol nucleation.

    Markku Kulmala;Jenni Kontkanen;Heikki Junninen;Katrianne Lehtipalo

  • Highly Oxygenated Organic Molecules (HOM) from Gas-Phase Autoxidation Involving Peroxy Radicals: A Key Contributor to Atmospheric Aerosol

    Federico Bianchi;Theo Kurtén;Matthieu Riva;Claudia Mohr

  • Atmospheric new particle formation from sulfuric acid and amines in a Chinese megacity

    Lei Yao;Olga Garmash;Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Jun Zheng

  • A high-resolution mass spectrometer to measure atmospheric ion composition

    H. Junninen;M. Ehn;T. Petäjä;L. Luosujärvi

  • A novel method for online analysis of gas and particle composition: description and evaluation of a Filter Inlet for Gases and AEROsols (FIGAERO)

    F. D. Lopez-Hilfiker;C. Mohr;M. Ehn;M. Ehn;F. Rubach

  • Production of extremely low volatile organic compounds from biogenic emissions: Measured yields and atmospheric implications

    Tuija Jokinen;Tuija Jokinen;Torsten Berndt;Risto Makkonen;Veli-Matti Kerminen

  • Atmospheric sulphuric acid and neutral cluster measurements using CI-APi-TOF

    T. Jokinen;M. Sipilä;H. Junninen;M. Ehn

  • Observations of aminium salts in atmospheric nanoparticles and possible climatic implications

    James N. Smith;Kelley C. Barsanti;Hans R. Friedli;Mikael Ehn

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

    Siegfried Schobesberger;Heikki Junninen;Federico Bianchi;Gustaf Lönn

  • Organic condensation: a vital link connecting aerosol formation to cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations

    I. Riipinen;I. Riipinen;J. R. Pierce;T. Yli-Juuti;T. Nieminen

  • Secondary organic aerosol reduced by mixture of atmospheric vapours

    Gordon McFiggans;Thomas F. Mentel;Juergen Wildt;Iida Pullinen;Iida Pullinen

  • Chemistry of atmospheric nucleation: on the recent advances on precursor characterization and atmospheric cluster composition in connection with atmospheric new particle formation.

    M. Kulmala;T. Petäjä;M. Ehn;J. Thornton

  • Organic aerosol components derived from 25 AMS data sets across Europe using a consistent ME-2 based source apportionment approach

    M. Crippa;F. Canonaco;V.A. Lanz;M. Äijälä

  • Molecular-scale evidence of aerosol particle formation via sequential addition of HIO3.

    Mikko Sipilä;Nina Sarnela;Tuija Jokinen;Henning Henschel

  • Atmospheric ions and nucleation: a review of observations

    Anne Emilia Hirsikko;Tuomo Juhani Nieminen;Stephanie Gagne;Katrianne Lehtipalo

  • The formation of highly oxidized multifunctional products in the ozonolysis of cyclohexene.

    Matti P. Rissanen;Theo Kurtén;Mikko Sipilä;Joel A. Thornton

  • Gas phase formation of extremely oxidized pinene reaction products in chamber and ambient air

    M. Ehn;E. Kleist;H. Junninen;T. Petäjä

  • Relationship between aerosol oxidation level and hygroscopic properties of laboratory generated secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles

    P. Massoli;A.T. Lambe;A.T. Ahern;L.R. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Heikki Junninen
Heikki Junninen University of Tartu
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Katrianne Lehtipalo University of Helsinki
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Theo Kurtén
Theo Kurtén University of Helsinki
Tuija Jokinen
Tuija Jokinen Cyprus Institute
Siegfried Schobesberger
Siegfried Schobesberger University of Eastern Finland
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki

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