Abstract

It is critical to understand how variations in chemical composition in surface seawater (SSW) affect the chemistry of marine atmospheric aerosols. We investigated the sea-to-air transfer of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) via cruise measurements of both ambient aerosols and SSW in the Oyashio and its coastal regions, the western subarctic Pacific during early spring. Sea spray aerosols (SSAs) were selected based on the stable carbon isotope ratio of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) (δ13CWSOC) and concentrations of glucose as a molecular tracer in marine aerosols together with local surface wind speed data. For both SSA and SSW samples, excitation-emission matrices were obtained to examine the transfer of fluorescent organic material. We found that the ratios of fluorescence intensity of humic-like and protein-like substances in the submicrometer SSAs were significantly larger than those in the bulk SSW (~63%). This ratio was also larger for the supermicrometer SSAs than for the SSW. The results suggest significant decomposition of protein-like DOC on a timescale of <12–24 h and/or preferential production of humic-like substances in the atmospheric aerosols regardless of the particle size. This study provides unique insights into the complex transfer of DOC from the ocean surface to the atmosphere.

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Title
Chemical transfer of dissolved organic matter from surface seawater to sea spray water-soluble organic aerosol in the marine atmosphere
Author
Miyazaki, Yuzo 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Yamashita, Youhei 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kawana, Kaori 3 ; Tachibana, Eri 1 ; Kagami, Sara 4 ; Mochida, Michihiro 5 ; Suzuki, Koji 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nishioka, Jun 1 

 Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 
 Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 
 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Now at School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan 
 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 
 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Now at Institute for Space–Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan 
Pages
1-10
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Oct 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2116607893
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.