Effect of aerosols on coastal transmission
Authors
De Leeuw, Gerrit
Moerman, Marcel
De Jong, Arie
Zeisse, Carl
Davidson, Ken
Subjects
Marine aerosols
Optical properties
Aerosol transport
Transmission
Optical properties
Aerosol transport
Transmission
Advisors
Date of Issue
2000
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Publisher
Pergamon
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Abstract
Sea spray aerosol in the marine coastal atmosphere are important for various reasons. They offer a surface for condensation of chemically reactive species such as HNO3, may play a role in corrosion of structures at sea or ashore, sustain fragile eco-systems, transport pollutants and micro-biological species from the sea surface into the atmosphere where they may cause health effects, etc. They also scatter electro-optical radiation and thus affect the transmission at wavelengths from the UV to the IR. An example of the effect on IR transmission in the coastal region is discussed in this contribution.
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Article
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Department
Department of Meteorology
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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Citation
Journal of Aerosol Science, v. 31 Suppl.1, 2000, pp. S727-S728
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.