New Particle Formation in Marine Air

• Main Author: Monahan, Ciarán
• Other Authors: O'Dowd, Colin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Aerosol; Nucleation; Laminaria digitata; New particle formation; Atmosphere; Marine; Ocean; SMPS; Kelp; Physics; Mace; North Atlantic; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/3285

Marine aerosols contribute significantly to global climate directly by absorbing or scattering solar radiation, as well as indirectly by altering the reflectance and persistence of clouds. This work presents results of several investigations into the physicochemical properties of particulate matter...