Hydroxy Fatty Acids in Remote Marine Aerosols over the Pacific Ocean: Impact of Biological Activity and Wind Speed

Current parametrization of cloud–aerosol interactions of nascent sea-spray aerosols (SSA) in the climate models is hampered by our limited understanding of the constituents of organic aerosols. We investigated here the mass concentrations, molecular distributions, and relative abundances of hydroxy...

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Published in:ACS earth and space chemistry 2019-03, Vol.3 (3), p.366-379
Main Authors: Bikkina, Poonam, Kawamura, Kimitaka, Bikkina, Srinivas, Kunwar, Bhagawati, Tanaka, Kiichiro, Suzuki, Keisuke
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Language:English
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Summary:Current parametrization of cloud–aerosol interactions of nascent sea-spray aerosols (SSA) in the climate models is hampered by our limited understanding of the constituents of organic aerosols. We investigated here the mass concentrations, molecular distributions, and relative abundances of hydroxy fatty acids (FAs), ubiquitous lipid compounds in the SSA collected over the western Pacific Ocean (35°N–40°S). Detectable levels of methanesulfonic acid (an oxidation product of dimethyl sulfide) and high enrichment factors of Mg2+ and Ca2+ relative to Na+ emphasize the impact of the marine biological activity on the organic fraction of SSA. The molecular distributions of β-hydroxy FAs with characteristic “odd-C” predominance (C9 > C10 and C11 > C12) among short-chain homologues (
ISSN:2472-3452
2472-3452
DOI:10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00161