Size-resolved characterization of the polysaccharidic and proteinaceous components of sea spray aerosol

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 154, Issue , 2017, Pages 331-347

  Aller, Josephine Y ^a   Radway, JoAnn C ^a   Kilthau, Wendy P ^a   Bothe, Dylan W ^a   Wilson, Theodore W ^b,e   Vaillancourt, Robert D ^c   Quinn, Patricia K ^d   Coffman, Derek J ^d   Murray, Benjamin J ^b   Knopf, Daniel A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Owlstone Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MOUDI; Protein containing gel particles; Sea spray aerosol; Sea surface microlayer; Transparent exopolymer material

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BODY FLUIDS; GELS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURFACE WATERS; XANTHAN GUM;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GEL PARTICLES; MOUDI; SEA SPRAY AEROSOLS; SEA SURFACE MICROLAYER; SELF-ASSEMBLE IN SURFACES; SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC METHOD; WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CHARACTERIZATION;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEA WATER; XANTHAN;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GEL; MICROLAYER; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SEA SURFACE; SPRAY; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIUM; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SEA SPRAY AEROSOL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BOVINAE;

EID: 85012255080     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.01.053     Document Type: Article

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