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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · 10d

This work started already pre-covid, which makes me even happier to see it finally in print. Thanks to @ayanezserrano.bsky.social for tremendous leadership in pushing it all the way through!

Ana María Yáñez Serrano @ayanezserrano.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to announce that our paper on "Unaccounted impacts of diterpene emissions on atmospheric aerosol loadings" has been published after years of efforts. Thank [email protected] @jpreixach.bsky.social @olgagarmash.bsky.social @apraplan.bsky.social @heidihellen.bsky.social
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Unaccounted impacts of diterpene emissions on atmospheric aerosol loadings

Communications Earth & Environment - Diterpenes are an underestimated source of secondary organic aerosol, accounting for up to 13% of the secondary organic aerosol burden from isoprene,...

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Ana María Yáñez Serrano @ayanezserrano.bsky.social · 14d

Happy to announce that our paper on "Unaccounted impacts of diterpene emissions on atmospheric aerosol loadings" has been published after years of efforts. Thank [email protected] @jpreixach.bsky.social @olgagarmash.bsky.social @apraplan.bsky.social @heidihellen.bsky.social
rdcu.be/ezAYI

Unaccounted impacts of diterpene emissions on atmospheric aerosol loadings

Communications Earth & Environment - Diterpenes are an underestimated source of secondary organic aerosol, accounting for up to 13% of the secondary organic aerosol burden from isoprene,...

rdcu.be

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Delphine Farmer @chemdelphine.bsky.social · 19d

A rare bloom of Cosmo, CSU’s corpse plant, gave my group (Rose Rossell and @chemj.bsky.social) the chance to study corpse flower emissions in a fun collaboration with Tofwerk. Turns out to be an interesting, if stinky, story of pollination chemistry…

How a corpse plant makes its terrible smell − it has a strategy, and its female flowers do most of the work

When a corpse flower bloomed on campus, atmospheric scientists got to work. What they discovered provides new evidence about the unique pollination strategies of a very unusual flower.

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Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · Apr 23

I'm looking forward to EGU next week and seeing people - who will be there? If interested in Atmospheric Organics check out our oral session on Thursday and posters Friday morning (AS3.2). meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
You can also find Yumin and Flossie presenting on their work:

Session AS3.2

meetingorganizer.copernicus.org

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Mace_Head @maceheadccaps.bsky.social · Jun 4

In the middle of hosting two amazing field campaigns! **COAST-VOC** (www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...) and **CARES**: (nerccares.wordpress.com)
Science in action at the land-sea-atmosphere interface! 🌿 @ovadnevaite.bsky.social
#COASTVOC #CARES #ClimateScience #AtmosChem

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Alf Norkko @alfnorkko.bsky.social · Jun 7

Det är dags för Finland och Sverige att ta FNs havskonferens på allvar! @tvarminne.bsky.social @ostersjocentrum.bsky.social @coastclim.bsky.social @balticseacentre.bsky.social @helsinki.fi
www.hbl.fi/2025-06-07/f...

DEBATT: Finland och Sverige måste sätta ett friskt hav främst

Ekologisk hållbarhet är en förutsättning för ekonomiska och sociala värden i haven, skriver Alf Norkko och Christoph…

www.hbl.fi

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Jun 5

Sad I didn't manage to go to there myself this time, but thanks to Mace Head team for hosting these campaigns!

Mace_Head @maceheadccaps.bsky.social · Jun 4

In the middle of hosting two amazing field campaigns! **COAST-VOC** (www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...) and **CARES**: (nerccares.wordpress.com)
Science in action at the land-sea-atmosphere interface! 🌿 @ovadnevaite.bsky.social
#COASTVOC #CARES #ClimateScience #AtmosChem

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Joel Thornton @atmostaj.bsky.social · May 15

There is some "amazing stuff" in here on Climeworks and carbon capture / carbon offsets model more generally.
brief🧵 after the caveat that I have no idea if what is reported is true (but it mostly doesn't matter whether/if the numbers are off by >10x)

Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions

The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Apr 23

EGU coming up next week! See below for details on our session on atmospheric organics. Hope to see many of you there!

Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · Apr 23

I'm looking forward to EGU next week and seeing people - who will be there? If interested in Atmospheric Organics check out our oral session on Thursday and posters Friday morning (AS3.2). meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
You can also find Yumin and Flossie presenting on their work:

Session AS3.2

meetingorganizer.copernicus.org

Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · Apr 3

⚒️ Article: High sensitivity of cloud formation to aerosol changes

@annelev.bsky.social @harrikokkola.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

High sensitivity of cloud formation to aerosol changes - Nature Geoscience

In situ observations indicate a greater susceptibility of cloud droplet number to cloud condensation nuclei than is estimated from satellite observations, which suggests that aerosols exert a stronger...

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Mar 22

Oma kokemus: ChatGPT sanoi osaavansa kääntää MatLab-scriptin Igor-koodiksi. Generoi testipätkästä ihan kivannäköisen koodin. Tarkemmin tarkasteltuna siellä oli kuitenkin paljon virheitä. Jopa for-loopin syntaxi pielessä. R ja Python varmaan AI:lle helpompia, mutta kannattaa aina tarkistaa tulos.

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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · Mar 3

Hello Bluesky! EGU is pleased to be able to activate our account here, and share all the exciting news about the upcoming General Assembly: #EGU25, our #OpenAccess publications and more! Several of our Divisions will be making the move over from Twitter/X too, so keep an eye out for your favourites!

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Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · Nov 11

Starting to think about conference plans for 2025? Interested in atmospheric organics? Consider submitting an abstract to our session at EGU! @mikaelehn.bsky.social
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

Session AS3.2

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Dec 17

Maybe they want to convey that there's still plenty of room for things to get much worse...?

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Nov 12

EGU 2025 coming up next spring, check out our session on atmospheric organics!

Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · Nov 11

Starting to think about conference plans for 2025? Interested in atmospheric organics? Consider submitting an abstract to our session at EGU! @mikaelehn.bsky.social
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

Session AS3.2

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Mar 21

My postdoc Jian Zhao did a great job in figuring out how to improve the performance of the vaporization inlet for aerosols (VIA). One of these days we need to do a direct comparison with the EESI-TOF to compare spectra and sensitivities for online detection of SOA.

Characterization of the Vaporization Inlet for Aerosols (VIA) for online measurements of particulate highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs)

Abstract. Particulate matter has major climate and health impacts, and it is therefore of utmost importance to be able to measure the composition of these particles to gain insights into their sources...

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Mar 12

Can we, in real-time, deduce the ozone formation regime by measuring highly oxygenated organics (HOM)? In theory, yes. In a simple lab system, yes. In ambient air, we are still looking into it. In any case, since HOM were discovered, we have thought about these links, so was nice to now test it.

On the potential use of highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs) as indicators for ozone formation sensitivity

Abstract. Ozone (O3), an important and ubiquitous trace gas, protects lives from harmful solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the stratosphere but is toxic to living organisms in the troposphere. Addit...

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Jan 18

Finally I can identify with your posts! 🙁

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Jan 16

I cannot identify with a single thing you said in this post! 🙂

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Mikael Ehn @mikaelehn.bsky.social · Jan 9

I hadn't checked X for quite a while. Following your post I now did, and finally made the choice to completely deactivate my account there.

Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · Dec 18

Now that AGU has wrapped up, time to start thinking about EGU in April! Abstracts are due Jan 10. Consider submitting to our session on organics:
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/sessio...

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Paul Wennberg @paulowennberg.bsky.social · Dec 3

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Let’s Abandon the “High NOx” and “Low NOx” Terminology

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Colette Heald @coletteheald.bsky.social · Nov 3

If you are interested in atmospheric organics and conferences in Vienna, please consider submitting an abstract to our session at EGU24!
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/sessio...

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