CONSTITUENTS OF A REMOTE PACIFIC MARINE AEROSOL - A TEM STUDY

Authors
POSFAI M ANDERSON JR BUSECK PR SHATTUCK TW TINDALE NW
Citation
M. Posfai et al., CONSTITUENTS OF A REMOTE PACIFIC MARINE AEROSOL - A TEM STUDY, Atmospheric environment, 28(10), 1994, pp. 1747-1756
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Atmospheric environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
13522310
Volume
28
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1747 - 1756
Database
ISI
SICI code
1352-2310(1994)28:10<1747:COARPM>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Marine aerosol particles from the Equatorial Pacific were studied usin g transmission electron microscopy: Sea-salt aggregates consist largel y of NaCl and Na-Ca sulfate crystals. Variations in the composition of sea-salt aggregates occur, and these may reflect the effects of relat ive humidity. There are several species of submicron, S-bearing partic les, presumably including ammonium sulfate and strong acids. Diatom fr agments are common, and sparse kaolinite and rutile crystals are the m ineral component of this marine aerosol. The samples we studied appear ed to be free of obvious anthropogenic effects.