Advancing Model Systems for Fundamental Laboratory Studies of Sea Spray Aerosol Using the Microbial Loop

摘要: Sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles represent one of the most abundant surfaces available for heterogeneous reactions to occur upon and thus profoundly alter composition troposphere. In an effort better understand tropospheric reaction processes, fundamental laboratory studies must be able accurately reproduce chemical complexity SSA. Here we describe a new approach that uses microbial processes control seawater SSA particle composition. By inducing phytoplankton bloom, are create dynamic ecosystem interactions between marine microorganisms, which serve organic mixtures present in seawater. Using this controlled approach, changes become reflected 4 10 d after peak chlorophyll-a. This producing varying dominant provides foundation further investigations physical...