An investigation into the origin of aerosol nucleation events observed in the Southern Ocean boundary layer

• Main Authors: S. I. Jimi, S. T. Siems, J. L. Mcgregor, J. L. Gras, J. J. Katzfey
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; Grim
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.222.8312; http://www.bom.gov.au/amm/docs/2008/jimi.pdf

A clear picture of the physical processes involved in the nucleation of aerosol particles in the boundary layer (BL) over the remote Southern Ocean remains elusive due to the lack of definitive observations. A month-long observation aboard a ship during the first aerosol characterisation experiment...