Free amino acids in Antarctic aerosol: potential markers for the evolution and fate of marine aerosol

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: Barbaro, E., Zangrando, R., Vecchiato, M., Piazza, R., Cairns, W. R. L., Capodaglio, G., Barbante, C., Gambaro, A.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Concordia Station; Italica; Mario Zucchelli; Mario Zucchelli Station; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5457-2015; https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/15/5457/2015/

To investigate the impact of marine aerosols on global climate change it is important to study their chemical composition and size distribution. Amino acids are a component of the organic nitrogen in aerosols and particles containing amino acids have been found to be efficient ice nuclei. The main a...