Papers Published

1. Capaldo, K.P. and Kasibhatla, P. and Pandis, S.N., Is aerosol production within the remote marine boundary layer sufficient to maintain observed concentrations?, J. Geophys. Res. (USA), vol. 104 no. D3 (1999), pp. 3483 - 500 [1998JD100080] .
   (last updated on 2007/04/09)

   Abstract:
   To evaluate the impact of aerosols on climate we must consider the aerosol dynamics of the remote marine atmosphere. Marine aerosols are subject to losses due to precipitation, dry deposition, and coagulation; yet, observed remote marine aerosol concentrations and size distributions are relatively constant. This maintenance of the aerosol distribution requires a particle source. This work focuses on the potential of H₂SO₄ nucleation within the marine boundary layer (MBL) to supply these particles. Spatial and temporal variability in meteorology and species concentrations are considered in a mathematical model to evaluate the effect of natural deviations from average MBL conditions on the highly nonlinear aerosol system. A dynamic, vertically dimensioned, size-resolved aerosol model is used with parameterized heterogeneous chemical processes

   Keywords:
   aerosols;atmospheric boundary layer;atmospheric composition;hydrogen compounds;