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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-9857-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-9857-2026
Research article
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14 Jul 2026
Research article |  | 14 Jul 2026

Characteristics of marine aerosols and cloud condensation nuclei measured during the cruise of R/V ISABU in 2024: from the East China Sea to the Indian Ocean

Chanwoo Ahn, Andrew Loh, Najin Kim, Un Hyuk Yim, Joon Geon An, Kyung Hwan Kim, Donghwi Kim, Do-Hyeon Park, Sun Choi, and Seong Soo Yum

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Aerosols are tiny particles in the air, and some of them help form cloud droplets (called cloud  condensation nuclei). Most ship measurements focus on only one ocean. To compare aerosols  over several oceans, we measured them during a transit voyage of a research ship using the  same method. The results show that properties of these particles cannot be represented by a  single marine condition. Moreover, they changed widely, depending on where the air came  from and the pathway it traveled.
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