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Cyclones enhance the transport of sea spray aerosols to the high atmosphere in the Southern Ocean
Jun Shi
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
Shanshan Wang
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
Shuhui Zhao
School of Tourism, Taishan University, Tai'an
271000, China
Miming Zhang
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
Suqing Xu
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
Qi Lin
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
Hang Yang
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
Siying Dai
Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen
361005, China
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An underway aerosol-monitoring system was used to determine the Na+ concentration during different cyclone periods in the Southern Ocean in order to assess the potential effects of cyclones on sea spray aerosol (SSA) emissions. It was estimated that more than 23 % of SSAs were transported upwards during cyclone periods. Vertically transported SSAs can be regarded as an important source of CCN and hence have an effect on climate in the middle and high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere.
An underway aerosol-monitoring system was used to determine the Na+ concentration during...
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