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Revising the hygroscopicity of inorganic sea salt particles

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  • P. Zieger

    (Stockholm University
    Bolin Centre for Climate Research)

  • O. Väisänen

    (University of Eastern Finland)

  • J. C. Corbin

    (Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • D. G. Partridge

    (Stockholm University
    Bolin Centre for Climate Research
    Present address: College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK)

  • S. Bastelberger

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich)

  • M. Mousavi-Fard

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich)

  • B. Rosati

    (Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • M. Gysel

    (Laboratory for Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • U. K. Krieger

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich)

  • C. Leck

    (Bolin Centre for Climate Research
    Stockholm University)

  • A. Nenes

    (School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
    Institute or Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens)

  • I. Riipinen

    (Stockholm University
    Bolin Centre for Climate Research)

  • A. Virtanen

    (University of Eastern Finland)

  • M. E. Salter

    (Stockholm University
    Bolin Centre for Climate Research)

Abstract

Sea spray is one of the largest natural aerosol sources and plays an important role in the Earth’s radiative budget. These particles are inherently hygroscopic, that is, they take-up moisture from the air, which affects the extent to which they interact with solar radiation. We demonstrate that the hygroscopic growth of inorganic sea salt is 8–15% lower than pure sodium chloride, most likely due to the presence of hydrates. We observe an increase in hygroscopic growth with decreasing particle size (for particle diameters

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  • P. Zieger & O. Väisänen & J. C. Corbin & D. G. Partridge & S. Bastelberger & M. Mousavi-Fard & B. Rosati & M. Gysel & U. K. Krieger & C. Leck & A. Nenes & I. Riipinen & A. Virtanen & M. E. Salter, 2017. "Revising the hygroscopicity of inorganic sea salt particles," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms15883
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15883
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    1. Mira L. Pöhlker & Christopher Pöhlker & Johannes Quaas & Johannes Mülmenstädt & Andrea Pozzer & Meinrat O. Andreae & Paulo Artaxo & Karoline Block & Hugh Coe & Barbara Ervens & Peter Gallimore & Cassa, 2023. "Global organic and inorganic aerosol hygroscopicity and its effect on radiative forcing," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.

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