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Marine aerosol distributions from shipborne observations over the South China Sea: diurnal variation characteristics and their controlling factors
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Shengcheng Cui
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Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
Huiqiang Xu
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Xiaoqing Wu
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
Xiaodan Liu
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Zihan Zhang
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
Mengying Zhai
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Science Island Branch of Graduate School, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Nanhu Laser Laboratory, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Yue Pan
School of Electronic Engineering, Chaohu University, Chaohu, 238024, China
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
Xuebin Li
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
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We gave first insight into the diel characteristics of the marine aerosol, especially during the day night transition period, to better understand which and how meteorological elements affect the marine aerosol. Overall, wind speeds and sea surface temperature indeed play critical roles in the regulation of aerosol production and diffusion processes, while the sea–air temperature difference is found to be the most vital factor related to the variations of marine aerosol distributions.
We gave first insight into the diel characteristics of the marine aerosol, especially during the...
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