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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5847-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5847-2024
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23 May 2024
Research article |  | 23 May 2024

Role of sea spray aerosol at the air–sea interface in transporting aromatic acids to the atmosphere

Yaru Song, Jianlong Li, Narcisse Tsona Tchinda, Kun Li, and Lin Du

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Aromatic acids can be transferred from seawater to the atmosphere through bubble bursting. The air–sea transfer efficiency of aromatic acids was evaluated by simulating SSA generation with a plunging jet. As a whole, the transfer capacity of aromatic acids may depend on their functional groups and on the bridging effect of cations, as well as their concentration in seawater, as these factors influence the global emission flux of aromatic acids via SSA.
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