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Ion Separation in Bursting Air Bubbles : an Explanation for the Irregular Ion Ratios in Atmospheric Precipitations

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IT is well known that a considerable part of the soluble salts present in soil, lakes and rivers is derived from rainwater1. There is little doubt that the salt content in the rainwater comes mainly from ocean water spray, which is carried into the atmosphere from the surface of the sea, where tiny droplets are formed by air jets shooting out of the top of bursting air bubbles2.

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    M. R. BLOCH, D. KAPLAN, V. KERTES & J. SCHNERB

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BLOCH, M., KAPLAN, D., KERTES, V. et al. Ion Separation in Bursting Air Bubbles : an Explanation for the Irregular Ion Ratios in Atmospheric Precipitations. Nature 209, 802–803 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209802a0

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