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Sea Spray Aerosol Fluxes in the Sea-Air Boundary Layer—Description of Currently Used Methods and Review of Recent Achievements

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Marine aerosols are small particles, solid and liquid, emitted to the atmosphere by a variety of factors related to the weather and the sea state. By its physical and chemical properties, the impact on the climate is significant, both on a global and local scale. The main purpose of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the concept of sea spray aerosol (SSA), its climate importance and way of emissions from the sea surface. Based on the recent comparision of aerosol emission from all the sources to the atmosphere, an advantage over those from other sources will be shown. After description of the idea of aerosol flux the currently used measurement methods will be presented, including references to the articles of the authors conducting such research, recent achievements on this area and our methods and results.

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Hereby, I would like to thank the Air-Sea Interaction team from the Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences for facilitating my participation in sea cruises, collection and analyses of data.

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    Katarzyna Dziembor

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Dziembor, K. (2018). Sea Spray Aerosol Fluxes in the Sea-Air Boundary Layer—Description of Currently Used Methods and Review of Recent Achievements. In: Zielinski, T., Sagan, I., Surosz, W. (eds) Interdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Development Goals. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71788-3_14

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