K. Matsumoto et al., CONTRIBUTION OF PARTICULATE SULFATE AND ORGANIC-CARBON TO CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI IN THE MARINE ATMOSPHERE, Geophysical research letters, 24(6), 1997, pp. 655-658
To identify the source of cloud condensation nuclei(CCN) in the marine
atmosphere, simultaneous measurements of aerosol chemical components
and CCN concentration were made over more than a year at Hahajima, the
Ogasawara Islands, located on the Northwest Pacific Ocean in the lee
of Eastern Asian large pollution sources. Large loading of CCN in cont
inental air mass and long-distance transportation to the remote ocean
were confirmed. Non-seasalt sulfate and water soluble organic carbon w
ere dominant in fine aerosols and their concentration revealed signifi
cant relationships with CCN concentration, suggesting that not only su
lfate but also organic aerosols play a key role in CCN formation, espe
cially in the background atmospheric condition.