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Overview

Yrjö Viisanen is affiliated with the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Finland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with particular attention to Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and the interactions between Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Their recent scholarly work includes publications in notable venues such as the Boreal Environment Research Journal Archive and Helda (University of Helsinki). Selected recent papers include:

  • Overview of the atmospheric research activities and results at Pallas GAW station, 2024, Boreal Environment Research Journal Archive
  • Preface to the special issue on integrated research of atmosphere, ecosystems and environment at Pallas, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Estimation of different forest-related contributions to the radiative balance using observations in southern Finland, 2024, Boreal Environment Research Journal Archive
  • Size distributions of atmospheric ions in the Baltic Sea region, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Size distributions of atmospheric ions inside clouds and in cloud-free air at a remote continental site, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)

Frequent collaborators provide context to their research network and include Markku Kulmala, Heikki Lihavainen, Juha Hatakka, Tuula Aalto, and Ari Laaksonen. These collaborations suggest a focus on topics bridging atmospheric chemistry, aerosols, and environmental gas dynamics.

The regular publication venues for Yrjö Viisanen reflect this concentrated research area, featuring:

  • Boreal Environment Research Journal Archive
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Langmuir
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques

Yrjö Viisanen also engages with interdisciplinary topics linked to health and social sciences, as evidenced by work connected to General Health Professions, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, and Health, Medicine and Society.

Their body of work contributes to a detailed understanding of atmospheric processes and climate interrelations, underscoring studies on atmospheric aerosols, ozone, and cloud dynamics, as well as environmental gas behavior in various contexts.

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

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

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

  • High Natural Aerosol Loading over Boreal Forests

    P. Tunved;H.-C. Hansson;V.-M. Kerminen;J. Ström

  • Ternary nucleation of H2SO4, NH3, and H2O in the atmosphere

    P. Korhonen;M. Kulmala;A. Laaksonen;Y. Viisanen

  • Homogeneous nucleation rates for water

    Y. Viisanen;R. Strey;H. Reiss

  • Overview of the international project on biogenic aerosol formation in the boreal forest (BIOFOR)

    M. Kulmala;K. Hämeri;K. Hämeri;P. P. Aalto;J. M. Mäkelä

  • Direct observational evidence linking atmospheric aerosol formation and cloud droplet activation

    Veli-Matti Kerminen;Heikki Lihavainen;Mika Komppula;Yrjö Viisanen

  • An overview of the first decade of Polly NET : an emerging network of automated Raman-polarization lidars for continuous aerosol profiling

    Holger Baars;Thomas Kanitz;Thomas Kanitz;Ronny Engelmann;Dietrich Althausen

  • The problem of measuring homogeneous nucleation rates and the molecular contents of nuclei progress in the form of nucleation pulse measurements

    R. Strey;P. E. Wagner;Y. Viisanen

  • Diurnal and annual characteristics of particle mass and number concentrations in urban, rural and Arctic environments in Finland

    Lauri Laakso;Tareq Hussein;Päivi Aarnio;Mika Komppula

  • A dedicated study of new particle formation and fate in the coastal environment (PARFORCE): overview of objectives and achievements

    Colin D. O'Dowd;Colin D. O'Dowd;Kaarle Hämeri;Kaarle Hämeri;Jyrki M. Mäkelä;Jyrki M. Mäkelä;Liisa Pirjola

  • The role of VOC oxidation products in continental new particle formation

    A. Laaksonen;A. Laaksonen;M. Kulmala;C. D. O'Dowd;J. Joutsensaari

  • Experiments on gas–liquid nucleation of sulfuric acid and water

    Yrjö Viisanen;Markku Kulmala;Ari Laaksonen

  • Aerosol size distribution measurements at four Nordic field stations: identification, analysis and trajectory analysis of new particle formation bursts

    Miikka Dal Maso;Larisa Sogacheva;Pasi P. Aalto;Ilona Riipinen

  • Intercomparison and evaluation of global aerosol microphysical properties among AeroCom models of a range of complexity

    G.W. Mann;K.S. Carslaw;C.L. Reddington;K.J. Pringle;K.J. Pringle

  • One year boundary layer aerosol size distribution data from five nordic background stations

    P Tunved;HC Hansson;M Kulmala;P Aalto

  • ON THE NECESSITY OF USING ACTIVITIES IN THE GIBBS EQUATION

    Reinhard Strey;Yrjö Viisanen;Makoto Aratono;Josip P. Kratohvil

  • Production of “potential” cloud condensation nuclei associated with atmospheric new‐particle formation in northern Finland

    H. Lihavainen;V.-M. Kerminen;M. Komppula;J. Hatakka

  • Overview of the atmospheric research activities and results at Pallas GAW station

    Juha Hatakka;Tuula Aalto;Veijo Aaltonen;Mika Aurela

  • Homogeneous nucleation rates for water

    Judith Wölk;Yrjö Viisanen;Reinhard Strey

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Heikki Lihavainen
Heikki Lihavainen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Juha Hatakka
Juha Hatakka Finnish Meteorological Institute
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki
Timo Vesala
Timo Vesala University of Helsinki
Pertti Hari
Pertti Hari University of Helsinki
Tuomas Laurila
Tuomas Laurila Integrated Carbon Observation System

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