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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-163-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-163-2021
Research article
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11 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 11 Jan 2021

Concerted measurements of free amino acids at the Cabo Verde islands: high enrichments in submicron sea spray aerosol particles and cloud droplets

Nadja Triesch, Manuela van Pinxteren, Anja Engel, and Hartmut Herrmann

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To investigate the sources of free amino acids (FAAs) in the marine atmosphere, concerted measurements (the simultaneous investigation of seawater, size-segregated aerosol particles and cloud water) were performed at the Cabo Verde islands. This study describes the transfer of FAAs as part of organic matter from the ocean into the atmosphere on a molecular level. In the investigated marine environment, a high enrichment of FAAs in submicron aerosol particles and in cloud droplets was observed.
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