Advancing Model Systems for Fundamental Laboratory Studies of Sea Spray Aerosol Using the Microbial Loop

2015 ◽  
Vol 119 (33) ◽  
pp. 8860-8870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Lee ◽  
Camille M. Sultana ◽  
Douglas B. Collins ◽  
Mitchell V. Santander ◽  
Jessica L. Axson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Loop ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol

Sea spray aerosol chemical composition: elemental and molecular mimics for laboratory studies of heterogeneous and multiphase reactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 2374-2400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy H. Bertram ◽  
Richard E. Cochran ◽  
Vicki H. Grassian ◽  
Elizabeth A. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Aerosol Particle ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Organic Film ◽  
Schematic Representation ◽  
Multiphase Reactions ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
Aerosol Chemical Composition

Schematic representation of the reactive uptake of N2O5to a sea spray aerosol particle containing a thick organic film.

What controls volatility of sea spray aerosol? Results from laboratory studies using artificial and real seawater samples

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berit Brøndum Rasmussen ◽  
Quynh T. Nguyen ◽  
Kasper Kristensen ◽  
Lærke Sloth Nielsen ◽  
Merete Bilde
Keyword(s):  
Sea Spray ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
Seawater Samples

scholarly journals Direct aerosol chemical composition measurements to evaluate the physicochemical differences between controlled sea spray aerosol generation schemes

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 3667-3683 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Collins ◽  
D. F. Zhao ◽  
M. J. Ruppel ◽  
O. Laskina ◽  
J. R. Grandquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Breaking Waves ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Sintered Glass ◽  
Particle Level ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract. Controlled laboratory studies of the physical and chemical properties of sea spray aerosol (SSA) must be under-pinned by a physically and chemically accurate representation of the bubble-mediated production of nascent SSA particles. Bubble bursting is sensitive to the physico-chemical properties of seawater. For a sample of seawater, any important differences in the SSA production mechanism are projected into the composition of the aerosol particles produced. Using direct chemical measurements of SSA at the single-particle level, this study presents an intercomparison of three laboratory-based, bubble-mediated SSA production schemes: gas forced through submerged sintered glass filters ("frits"), a pulsed plunging-waterfall apparatus, and breaking waves in a wave channel filled with natural seawater. The size-resolved chemical composition of SSA particles produced by breaking waves is more similar to particles produced by the plunging waterfall than those produced by sintered glass filters. Aerosol generated by disintegrating foam produced by sintered glass filters contained a larger fraction of organic-enriched particles and a different size-resolved elemental composition, especially in the 0.8–2 μm dry diameter range. Interestingly, chemical differences between the methods only emerged when the particles were chemically analyzed at the single-particle level as a function of size; averaging the elemental composition of all particles across all sizes masked the differences between the SSA samples. When dried, SSA generated by the sintered glass filters had the highest fraction of particles with spherical morphology compared to the more cubic structure expected for pure NaCl particles produced when the particle contains relatively little organic carbon. In addition to an intercomparison of three SSA production methods, the role of the episodic or "pulsed" nature of the waterfall method on SSA composition was under-taken. In organic-enriched seawater, the continuous operation of the plunging waterfall resulted in the accumulation of surface foam and an over-expression of organic matter in SSA particles compared to those produced by a pulsed plunging waterfall. Throughout this set of experiments, comparative differences in the SSA number size distribution were coincident with differences in aerosol particle composition, indicating that the production mechanism of SSA exerts important controls on both the physical and chemical properties of the resulting aerosol with respect to both the internal and external mixing state of particles. This study provides insight into the inextricable physicochemical differences between each of the bubble-mediated SSA generation mechanisms tested and the aerosol particles that they produce, and also serves as a guideline for future laboratory studies of SSA particles.

scholarly journals Direct aerosol chemical composition measurements to evaluate the physicochemical differences between controlled sea spray aerosol generation schemes

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 6457-6499 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Collins ◽  
D. F. Zhao ◽  
M. J. Ruppel ◽  
O. Laskina ◽  
J. R. Grandquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Breaking Waves ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Production Mechanism ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Sintered Glass ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract. Controlled laboratory studies of the physical and chemical properties of sea spray aerosol (SSA) must be underpinned by a physically and chemically accurate representation of the bubble mediated production of nascent SSA particles. Since bubble bursting is sensitive to the physicochemical properties of seawater, any important differences in the SSA production mechanism are projected into SSA composition. Using direct chemical measurements of SSA at the single-particle level, this study presents an inter-comparison of three laboratory-based, bubble-mediated SSA production schemes: gas forced through submerged sintered glass filters ("frits"), a pulsed plunging waterfall apparatus, and breaking waves in a wave channel filled with natural seawater. The size-resolved chemical composition of SSA particles produced by breaking waves is more similar to particles produced by the plunging waterfall than sintered glass filters. Aerosol generated by disintegrating foam produced by sintered glass filters contained a larger fraction of organic enriched particles and a different size-resolved elemental composition, especially in the 0.8–2 μm size range. These particles, when dried, had more spherical morphologies compared to the more cubic structure expected for pure NaCl particles, which can be attributed to the presence of additional organic carbon. In addition to an inter-comparison of three SSA production methods, the role of the episodic or "pulsed" nature of the waterfall method utilized in this study on SSA composition was undertaken. In organic-enriched seawater, the continuous operation of the plunging waterfall mechanism resulted in the accumulation of surface foam and an over-expression of organic matter in SSA particles compared to pulsed plunging waterfall. Throughout this set of experiments, comparative differences in the SSA number size distribution were coincident with differences in aerosol composition, indicating that the production mechanism of SSA exerts important controls on both the physical and chemical properties of the resulting aerosol. This study provides insight into the physicochemical differences between each of these bubble-mediated SSA generation mechanisms and serves as a guideline for future laboratory studies of SSA particles.

Sea Spray Aerosol Chamber Study on Selective Transfer and Enrichment of Free and Combined Amino Acids

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadja Triesch ◽  
Manuela van Pinxteren ◽  
Matthew Salter ◽  
Christian Stolle ◽  
Ryan Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Selective Transfer ◽  
Chamber Study ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
Aerosol Chamber

scholarly journals Linking variations in sea spray aerosol particle hygroscopicity to composition during two microcosm experiments

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara D. Forestieri ◽  
Gavin C. Cornwell ◽  
Taylor M. Helgestad ◽  
Kathryn A. Moore ◽  
Christopher Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Scattering ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Salt Content ◽  
Sea Salt ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Hygroscopic Growth ◽  
Phytoplankton Blooms ◽  
Aerosol Composition ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

Abstract. The extent to which water uptake influences the light scattering ability of marine sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles depends critically on SSA chemical composition. The organic fraction of SSA can increase during phytoplankton blooms, decreasing the salt content and therefore the hygroscopicity of the particles. In this study, subsaturated hygroscopic growth factors at 85 % relative humidity (GF(85 %)) of SSA particles were quantified during two induced phytoplankton blooms in marine aerosol reference tanks (MARTs). One MART was illuminated with fluorescent lights and the other was illuminated with sunlight, referred to as the "indoor" and "outdoor" MARTs, respectively. GF(85 %) values for SSA particles were derived from measurements of light scattering and particle size distributions, concurrently with online single particle and bulk aerosol composition measurements. During both microcosm experiments, the observed bulk average GF(85 %) values were depressed substantially relative to pure, inorganic sea salt, by 10 to 19 %, with a one (indoor MART) and six (outdoor MART) day lag between GF(85 %) depression and the peak chlorophyll-a concentrations. The fraction of organiccontaining SSA particles generally increased after the peak of the phytoplankton blooms. The GF(85 %) values were inversely correlated with the fraction of particles containing organic or other biological markers. This indicates these particles were less hygroscopic than the particles identified as predominately sea salt containing and demonstrates a clear relationship between SSA particle composition and the sensitivity of light scattering to variations in relative humidity. The implications of these observations to the direct climate effects of SSA particles are discussed.

scholarly journals Gaseous chemistry and aerosol mechanism developments for version 3.5.1 of the online regional model, WRF-Chem

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2557-2579 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Archer-Nicholls ◽  
D. Lowe ◽  
S. Utembe ◽  
J. Allan ◽  
R. A. Zaveri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Chemical Mechanism ◽  
Reduced Form ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Wind Fields ◽  
Aerosol Composition ◽  
Aerosol Emission ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Phase Chemical

Abstract. We have made a number of developments to the Weather, Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem), with the aim of improving model prediction of trace atmospheric gas-phase chemical and aerosol composition, and of interactions between air quality and weather. A reduced form of the Common Reactive Intermediates gas-phase chemical mechanism (CRIv2-R5) has been added, using the Kinetic Pre-Processor (KPP) interface, to enable more explicit simulation of VOC degradation. N2O5 heterogeneous chemistry has been added to the existing sectional MOSAIC aerosol module, and coupled to both the CRIv2-R5 and existing CBM-Z gas-phase schemes. Modifications have also been made to the sea-spray aerosol emission representation, allowing the inclusion of primary organic material in sea-spray aerosol. We have worked on the European domain, with a particular focus on making the model suitable for the study of nighttime chemistry and oxidation by the nitrate radical in the UK atmosphere. Driven by appropriate emissions, wind fields and chemical boundary conditions, implementation of the different developments are illustrated, using a modified version of WRF-Chem 3.4.1, in order to demonstrate the impact that these changes have in the Northwest European domain. These developments are publicly available in WRF-Chem from version 3.5.1 onwards.

scholarly journals Sea State and Boundary Layer Stability Limit Sea Spray Aerosol Lifetime over the Southern Ocean

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Landwehr ◽  
Michele Volpi ◽  
Marzieh H Derkani ◽  
Filippo Nelli ◽  
Alberto Alberello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Stability Limit ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Boundary Layer Stability ◽  
Sea State ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol

Inside versus Outside: Ion Redistribution in Nitric Acid Reacted Sea Spray Aerosol Particles as Determined by Single Particle Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (39) ◽  
pp. 14528-14531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Ault ◽  
Timothy L. Guasco ◽  
Olivia S. Ryder ◽  
Jonas Baltrusaitis ◽  
Luis A. Cuadra-Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Acid ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Aerosol Particles ◽  
Particle Analysis ◽  
Sea Spray ◽  
Single Particle Analysis ◽  
Sea Spray Aerosol
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