Biogenic sulfur emissions and aerosols over the tropical South Atlantic: 3. Atmospheric dimethylsulfide, aerosols and cloud condensation nuclei

Journal Article · Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · Journal of Geophysical Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/94JD02828· OSTI ID:136172

Andreae, M O; Elbert, W; Mora, S.J. de ^[1]

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1. Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz (Germany)

The authors report the measurement of dimethyl sulfide concentrations from air samples, as well as measurements of size distributions, chemical compositions, and number densities of aerosol particles, including samples from cloud condensation nuclei. The measurements show that for aerosol particles in the submicron size range that their compositions is consistent with them being reaction products from oxidation of DMS. This is interesting in light of recent suggestions that DMS emissions from marine boundary layers may link with sulfate aerosol densities, and hence with global climate.

• OSTI ID: 136172
• Journal Information: Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 100, Issue D6; Other Information: PBD: 20 Jun 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DIMETHYL SULFIDE
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
AEROSOLS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
DENSITY
ATLANTIC OCEAN
EARTH ATMOSPHERE