Aerosol Composition in the Marine and Coastal Boundary Layer

This paper focuses on aerosol composition data obtained in the North Atlantic, in the Mediterranean, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, off the coasts of California, Nova Scotia and Portugal, and on shore on Cape Cod and on the North Sea Coast of West Germany. The data show that the marine aerosol popu...

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Main Authors: Mack, E. J., Hanley, J. T., Pilie, R. J., Akers, C. K., Wattle, B. J.
Other Authors: CALSPAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER BUFFALO NY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
*COASTAL REGIONS
*AEROSOLS
*ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
*MARINE ATMOSPHERES
ELECTROOPTICS
VISIBILITY
PACIFIC OCEAN
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
WEST GERMANY
MEXICO GULF
PORTUGAL
NORTH SEA
MASSACHUSETTS
HUMIDITY
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
CALIFORNIA
NOVA SCOTIA
BOUNDARY LAYER
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA107308
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA107308
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Summary:This paper focuses on aerosol composition data obtained in the North Atlantic, in the Mediterranean, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, off the coasts of California, Nova Scotia and Portugal, and on shore on Cape Cod and on the North Sea Coast of West Germany. The data show that the marine aerosol population varies considerably in composition, particularly in coastal areas, and does not necessarily comprise primarily sea salt aerosols. As a result of these compositional differences, response of the aerosol to fluctuations in relative humidity is expected to differ from one locale or airmass to another. Therefore, aerosol size spectra alone are not sufficient for the prediction of visibility or the potential performance of EO systems under changing humidity conditions. Presented at the Annual SPIE Technical Symposium (25th), v305 n20 held on 24-28 Aug 1981 at San Diego, CA.

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