Unique ocean-derived particles serve as a proxy for changes in ocean chemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Gaston, Cassandra J ^a   Furutani, Hiroshi ^b,c   Guazzotti, Sergio A ^b,d   Coffee, Keith R ^b,e   Bates, Timothy S ^f   Quinn, Patricia K ^f   Aluwihare, Lihini I ^a   Mitchell, B Gregory ^a   Prather, Kimberly A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIAMONDS; GASES; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CARBON; SEAWATER; TIME SERIES;

AEROSOL CHEMISTRY; CHLOROPHYLL A; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; GAIN INSIGHT; GASPHASE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURAL SOURCES; OCEAN CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATERIALS; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; REAL-TIME CORRELATIONS; SEA SALT PARTICLES; SEA SPRAY; SINGLE PARTICLE; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS; WATER UPTAKE; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

AEROSOL; ALKALINE EARTH METAL; BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CORRELATION; GAS PHASE REACTION; HETEROGENEITY; ION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; POTASSIUM; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SALT; SEAWATER; SPRAY; SULFIDE; TIME SERIES; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 80053601471     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015289     Document Type: Article

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