Organic aerosol particles are ubiquitous in the atmosphere. In forests, such particles can occur in solid form — a finding that will lead to a re-evaluation of how they are formed, and their properties and effects. See Letter p.824
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Ziemann, P. Phase matters for aerosols. Nature 467, 797–798 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467797a
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