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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3349-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3349-2024
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18 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 18 Mar 2024

Sea salt reactivity over the northwest Atlantic: an in-depth look using the airborne ACTIVATE dataset

Eva-Lou Edwards, Yonghoon Choi, Ewan C. Crosbie, Joshua P. DiGangi, Glenn S. Diskin, Claire E. Robinson, Michael A. Shook, Edward L. Winstead, Luke D. Ziemba, and Armin Sorooshian

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We investigate Cl depletion in sea salt particles over the northwest Atlantic from December 2021 to June 2022 using an airborne dataset. Losses of Cl are greatest in May and least in December–February and March. Inorganic acidic species can account for all depletion observed for December–February, March, and June near Bermuda but none in May. Quantifying Cl depletion as a percentage captures seasonal trends in depletion but fails to convey the effects it may have on atmospheric oxidation.
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