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Executive editors : Ken Carslaw & Barbara Ervens
eISSN: ACP 1680-7324, ACPD 1680-7375

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of studies investigating Earth's atmosphere and the underlying chemical and physical processes. ACP publishes studies with important implications for our understanding of the state and behaviour of the atmosphere and climate, including the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere.

Topics include gases, aerosols, clouds, precipitation, dynamics, radiation and their role in the Earth's climate system (including the biosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere). Research activities include laboratory studies, field measurements, remote sensing, modelling and data analysis, and machine learning (for details see journal subject areas).

Transparent peer review for 20 years: for 20 years, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics has been a pioneer in transparent peer review. Submitted preprints, reviews, and author replies are posted and permanently archived on the journal website. This unique approach ensures the highest levels of scientific transparency and integrity, as well as fair peer review for authors.
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News

28 Sep 2023 ACP appoints 18 new climate physics editors

We are pleased to announce the appointment of 18 new editors in the subject area of climate physics. The appointments follow a strategic decision by the journal to offer the community greater coverage of physical climate science, including cloud physics, atmospheric dynamics, boundary layer turbulence, precipitation processes, the water cycle and climate feedback processes. Please read more.

28 Sep 2023 ACP appoints 18 new climate physics editors

We are pleased to announce the appointment of 18 new editors in the subject area of climate physics. The appointments follow a strategic decision by the journal to offer the community greater coverage of physical climate science, including cloud physics, atmospheric dynamics, boundary layer turbulence, precipitation processes, the water cycle and climate feedback processes. Please read more.

22 Sep 2023 ACP senior editor, Xiaohong Liu, and founding executive editor of ACP, Uli Pöschl, elected as AGU Fellows

Congratulations to Xiaohong Liu and Uli Pöschl for being elected as American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellows! Xiaohong has been recognized for his exceptional contributions to the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of aerosol impacts on clouds and climate and advancing atmospheric models. Uli has received this honour for his transformative contributions to the understanding of atmospheric multiphase processes and their impacts on the Earth system and public health. Their election as AGU Fellows demonstrates the high recognition and reputation of our editorial board members in the global atmospheric science community.

22 Sep 2023 ACP senior editor, Xiaohong Liu, and founding executive editor of ACP, Uli Pöschl, elected as AGU Fellows

Congratulations to Xiaohong Liu and Uli Pöschl for being elected as American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellows! Xiaohong has been recognized for his exceptional contributions to the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of aerosol impacts on clouds and climate and advancing atmospheric models. Uli has received this honour for his transformative contributions to the understanding of atmospheric multiphase processes and their impacts on the Earth system and public health. Their election as AGU Fellows demonstrates the high recognition and reputation of our editorial board members in the global atmospheric science community.

Highlight articles

26 Sep 2023
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Molecular simulations reveal that heterogeneous ice nucleation occurs at higher temperatures in water under capillary tension
Elise Rosky, Will Cantrell, Tianshu Li, Issei Nakamura, and Raymond A. Shaw
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 10625–10642, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10625-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10625-2023, 2023
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04 Sep 2023
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Opinion: Atmospheric multiphase chemistry – past, present, and future
Jonathan P. D. Abbatt and A. R. Ravishankara
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 9765–9785, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9765-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-9765-2023, 2023
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Recent papers

29 Sep 2023
Contrasting impacts of humidity on the ozonolysis of monoterpenes: insights into the multi-generation chemical mechanism
Shan Zhang, Lin Du, Zhaomin Yang, Narcisse Tsona Tchinda, Jianlong Li, and Kun Li
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 10809–10822, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10809-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10809-2023, 2023
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28 Sep 2023
Modelling the impacts of emission changes on O3 sensitivity, atmospheric oxidation capacity, and pollution transport over the Catalonia region
Alba Badia, Veronica Vidal, Sergi Ventura, Roger Curcoll, Ricard Segura, and Gara Villalba
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 10751–10774, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10751-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10751-2023, 2023
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28 Sep 2023
Sensitivities of cloud radiative effects to large-scale meteorology and aerosols from global observations
Hendrik Andersen, Jan Cermak, Alyson Douglas, Timothy A. Myers, Peer Nowack, Philip Stier, Casey J. Wall, and Sarah Wilson Kemsley
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 10775–10794, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10775-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10775-2023, 2023
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28 Sep 2023
Exploring the amplified role of HCHO in the formation of HMS and O3 during the co-occurring PM2.5 and O3 pollution in a coastal city of southeast China
Youwei Hong, Keran Zhang, Dan Liao, Gaojie Chen, Min Zhao, Yiling Lin, Xiaoting Ji, Ke Xu, Yu Wu, Ruilian Yu, Gongren Hu, Sung-Deuk Choi, Likun Xue, and Jinsheng Chen
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 10795–10807, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10795-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10795-2023, 2023
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28 Sep 2023
Structure, variability, and origin of the low-latitude nightglow continuum between 300 and 1,800 nm: evidence for HO2 emission in the near-infrared
Stefan Noll, John M. C. Plane, Wuhu Feng, Konstantinos S. Kalogerakis, Wolfgang Kausch, Carsten Schmidt, Michael Bittner, and Stefan Kimeswenger
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2087,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2087, 2023
Preprint under review for ACP (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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Scheduled special issues

01 Oct 2023–31 Aug 2025 | ACP co-editors | Coordinators: Lisa Whalley (University of Leeds, United Kingdom), Manabu Shiraiwa (University of California, Irvine, United States), | Co-organizers: Christopher Cantrell (Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques, France), Valérie Gros (French National Centre for Scientific Research, France), and Piero Di Carlo (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy) | Information
26 Jun 2023–30 Jun 2025 | ACP co-editors | Coordinators: Martina Krämer and Paul Zieger | Co-organizers: Manfred Wendisch and Susanne Crewell | Information
01 Mar 2023–30 Apr 2024 | ACP co-editors | Coordinators: Bryan N. Duncan and Andreas Hofzumahaus | Co-organizers: Owen R. Cooper and Martin G. Schultz | Information
01 Jan 2023–31 Dec 2028 | ACP co-editors | Coordinators: Gabriele Stiller and Peter Haynes | Co-organizers: Gloria Manney, Jonathon Wright, and Masatomo Fujiwara | Information
01 Jan 2023–31 Dec 2025 | ACP co-editors | Coordinators: Qiang Zhang and Yafang Cheng | Co-organizers: Yang Zhang, Karine Sartelet, and Sunling Gong | Information
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