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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3577-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3577-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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15 Jun 2018
Research article |
| 15 Jun 2018
| 15 Jun 2018
Effect of wind speed on the size distribution of gel particles in the sea surface microlayer: insights from a wind–wave channel experiment
Cui-Ci Sun
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute
of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510301, Guangzhou, China
Daya Bay Marine Biology Research Station, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
518000, Shenzhen, China
Martin Sperling
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- A focus on different types of organic matter particles and their significance in the open ocean carbon cycle C. Baumas & M. Bizic
- Eukaryotic community composition in the sea surface microlayer across an east–west transect in the Mediterranean Sea B. Zäncker et al.
- Uncoupled seasonal variability of transparent exopolymer and Coomassie stainable particles in coastal Mediterranean waters M. Zamanillo et al.
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- Enhanced Ice Nucleation of Simulated Sea Salt Particles with the Addition of Anthropogenic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances M. Wolf et al.
- Wind-induced collapse of the biopolymeric surface microlayer induces sudden changes in sea surface roughness A. Engel et al.
- Meta-analytical insights into organic matter enrichment in the surface microlayer A. Silva et al.
- Depth is relative: the importance of depth for transparent exopolymer particles in the near-surface environment T. Robinson et al.
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- How biogenic polymers control surfactant dynamics in the surface microlayer: insights from a coastal Baltic Sea study T. Barthelmeß & A. Engel
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- A time series analysis of transparent exopolymer particle distributions and C : N stoichiometry in the subtropical North Pacific: a key process in net community production and preformed nitrate anomalies? K. Curran et al.
- A link between the ice nucleation activity and the biogeochemistry of seawater M. Wolf et al.
- InterSeA: An Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) for Monitoring the Marine Surface Microlayer (SML) in Coastal Areas N. Katsikatsos et al.
- Roles of marine biota in the formation of atmospheric bioaerosols, cloud condensation nuclei, and ice-nucleating particles over the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean K. Kawana et al.
- Wind-Driven Influence on Submicron Sea Spray Aerosol Chemical Mixing State K. Kimble et al.
- Spatio-temporal variation in number and production of neustonic and planktonic bacteria inhabiting polluted estuarine harbour channel P. Perliński et al.
- Longitudinal dispersion coefficients of submerged vegetation flow under the effect of surface wind H. Fang et al.
- Number‐Size Distribution and CCN Activity of Atmospheric Aerosols in the Western North Pacific During Spring Pre‐Bloom Period: Influences of Terrestrial and Marine Sources K. Kawana et al.
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Short summary
Biogenic gel particles such as transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and Coomassie stainable particles (CSP) are important components in the sea-surface microlayer (SML). Their potential role in air–sea gas exchange and in primary organic aerosol emission has generated considerable research interest. Our wind wave channel experiment revealed how wind speed controls the accumulation and size distribution of biogenic gel particles in the SML.
Biogenic gel particles such as transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and Coomassie stainable...
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