Effects of the surface waves on air-sea interactions of the sea spray
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Aerosols are important to a large number of processes in the marine boundary layer. On a micro-meteorological scale, they influence the heat and moisture budgets near the sea surface. Since the ocean acts both as a source and a sink for aerosols, the sea spray droplets may transfer water vapour and heat (as well as pollutants and bacteria) through the air-sea interface. While aloft, sea-salt particles shrink by evaporation or grow by condensation through interaction with the humidity field. Hence, they may affect the fluxes of water vapour and heat, which may have an impact on larger scale meteorological processes and climatology.
TNO Identifier
223919
Source
Geophysical Research Abstracts, 8
Article nr.
08836