Sea2Cloud (ACP/OS inter-journal SI)(ACP/OS inter-journal SI)
Sea2Cloud (ACP/OS inter-journal SI)(ACP/OS inter-journal SI)
Editor(s): Karine Sellegri, Cliff Law, Mike Harvey, Lynn M. Russell, and Mario Hoppema Special issue jointly organized between Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Ocean Science
Clouds over the ocean and their radiative properties are partially influenced by the biology, biogeochemistry and physics of the surface ocean. For example, the production of sea spray via bubble bursting associated with breaking waves can be influenced by biogenic material present in surface seawater, and biogenic material carried in sea spray aerosol can also influence ice-nucleating properties in air overlying the ocean. Furthermore, phytoplankton produce a range of compounds, including gases and particles, which when emitted to the atmosphere participate in the atmospheric chemistry. Our recent ship campaign Sea2Cloud had a primary focus of investigating the link between marine particle emissions and the biogeochemical properties of the seawater in subantarctic and subtropical waters, examining new particle formation processes and the relationship between surface ocean biogeochemistry and sea spray aerosol in dedicated ship-borne experiments. In parallel, ambient air aerosol, gas and cloud properties were measured along the ship track, which will allow for testing of these relationships in modelling exercises. Along with the ship campaign, longer-term measurements of aerosol properties were monitored at the Baring Head GAW research station (NZ) as well as continuously ongoing onboard the R/V Marion Dufresne over the years 2021–2022. These measurements will be used for the inspection of the representativeness of the ship campaign's process-orientated results. The Sea2Cloud project is running from July 2018 to July 2023, with potential additional laboratory and ship-borne measurements in the Southern Ocean by January 2023.

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27 Mar 2024
Measurement report: Insights into the chemical composition and origin of molecular clusters and potential precursor molecules present in the free troposphere over the southern Indian Ocean: observations from the Maïdo Observatory (2150 m a.s.l., Réunion)
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 3785–3812, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3785-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-3785-2024, 2024
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16 Oct 2023
Quantified effect of seawater biogeochemistry on the temperature dependence of sea spray aerosol fluxes
Karine Sellegri, Theresa Barthelmeß, Jonathan Trueblood, Antonia Cristi, Evelyn Freney, Clémence Rose, Neill Barr, Mike Harvey, Karl Safi, Stacy Deppeler, Karen Thompson, Wayne Dillon, Anja Engel, and Cliff Law
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 12949–12964, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-12949-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-12949-2023, 2023
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04 Apr 2023
Chemical precursors of new particle formation in coastal New Zealand
Maija Peltola, Clémence Rose, Jonathan V. Trueblood, Sally Gray, Mike Harvey, and Karine Sellegri
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 3955–3983, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3955-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3955-2023, 2023
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11 Jan 2023
Dimethyl sulfide cycling in the sea surface microlayer in the southwestern Pacific – Part 1: Enrichment potential determined using a novel sampler
Alexia D. Saint-Macary, Andrew Marriner, Theresa Barthelmeß, Stacy Deppeler, Karl Safi, Rafael Costa Santana, Mike Harvey, and Cliff S. Law
Ocean Sci., 19, 1–15, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1-2023, 2023
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26 Oct 2022
Dimethyl sulfide cycling in the sea surface microlayer in the southwestern Pacific – Part 2: Processes and rates
Alexia D. Saint-Macary, Andrew Marriner, Stacy Deppeler, Karl A. Safi, and Cliff S. Law
Ocean Sci., 18, 1559–1571, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1559-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1559-2022, 2022
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13 May 2022
New particle formation in coastal New Zealand with a focus on open-ocean air masses
Maija Peltola, Clémence Rose, Jonathan V. Trueblood, Sally Gray, Mike Harvey, and Karine Sellegri
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 6231–6254, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6231-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6231-2022, 2022
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