Articles | Volume 23, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15561-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-15561-2023
Research article
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20 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 20 Dec 2023

Marine carbohydrates in Arctic aerosol particles and fog – diversity of oceanic sources and atmospheric transformations

Sebastian Zeppenfeld, Manuela van Pinxteren, Markus Hartmann, Moritz Zeising, Astrid Bracher, and Hartmut Herrmann

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Marine carbohydrates are produced in the surface of the ocean, enter the atmophere as part of sea spray aerosol particles, and potentially contribute to the formation of fog and clouds. Here, we present the results of a sea–air transfer study of marine carbohydrates conducted in the high Arctic. Besides a chemo-selective transfer, we observed a quick atmospheric aging of carbohydrates, possibly as a result of both biotic and abiotic processes.
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