Surface Ocean Aerosol Production (SOAP) (ACP/OS inter-journal SI)(ACP/OS inter-journal SI)
Surface Ocean Aerosol Production (SOAP) (ACP/OS inter-journal SI)(ACP/OS inter-journal SI)
Editor(s): C. Law, M. Harvey, M. Smith, P. Quinn, N. Harris, and M. Hoppema Special issue jointly organized between Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Ocean Science

Biologically active regions of the surface ocean support production of a range of compounds that influence aerosol particle production, composition and properties in the overlying marine boundary layer. In February–March 2012 the SOAP (Surface Ocean Aerosol Production) voyage examined biotic influences on aerosol production to the east of New Zealand, by targeting phytoplankton blooms along the Sub-Tropical Front, with the aim of constraining the relationships between DMS and aerosol flux and characteristics, and phytoplankton biomass and community composition, by multi-disciplinary research within three work packages:

  • WP1: surface ocean biogeochemical links with aerosol precursors;
  • WP2: exchange rate and physical drivers of the transfer of DMS & CO2;
  • WP3: organic emissions, nucleation and interactions with the aerosol distribution in the overlying marine boundary layer.

The results of this research voyage will be detailed in this special issue, which will contain invited papers only.

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09 Jul 2020
Sea spray aerosol organic enrichment, water uptake and surface tension effects
Luke T. Cravigan, Marc D. Mallet, Petri Vaattovaara, Mike J. Harvey, Cliff S. Law, Robin L. Modini, Lynn M. Russell, Ed Stelcer, David D. Cohen, Greg Olsen, Karl Safi, Timothy J. Burrell, and Zoran Ristovski
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 7955–7977, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7955-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-7955-2020, 2020
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16 Mar 2020
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Methanethiol, dimethyl sulfide and acetone over biologically productive waters in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Sarah J. Lawson, Cliff S. Law, Mike J. Harvey, Thomas G. Bell, Carolyn F. Walker, Warren J. de Bruyn, and Eric S. Saltzman
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 3061–3078, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3061-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-3061-2020, 2020
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26 Apr 2018
Gradient flux measurements of sea–air DMS transfer during the Surface Ocean Aerosol Production (SOAP) experiment
Murray J. Smith, Carolyn F. Walker, Thomas G. Bell, Mike J. Harvey, Eric S. Saltzman, and Cliff S. Law
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 5861–5877, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5861-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-5861-2018, 2018
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28 Mar 2018
Using eddy covariance to measure the dependence of air–sea CO2 exchange rate on friction velocity
Sebastian Landwehr, Scott D. Miller, Murray J. Smith, Thomas G. Bell, Eric S. Saltzman, and Brian Ward
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 4297–4315, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4297-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4297-2018, 2018
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23 Nov 2017
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and dimethyl sulfide (DMS) cycling across contrasting biological hotspots of the New Zealand subtropical front
Martine Lizotte, Maurice Levasseur, Cliff S. Law, Carolyn F. Walker, Karl A. Safi, Andrew Marriner, and Ronald P. Kiene
Ocean Sci., 13, 961–982, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-961-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-961-2017, 2017
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16 Nov 2017
Overview and preliminary results of the Surface Ocean Aerosol Production (SOAP) campaign
Cliff S. Law, Murray J. Smith, Mike J. Harvey, Thomas G. Bell, Luke T. Cravigan, Fiona C. Elliott, Sarah J. Lawson, Martine Lizotte, Andrew Marriner, John McGregor, Zoran Ristovski, Karl A. Safi, Eric S. Saltzman, Petri Vaattovaara, and Carolyn F. Walker
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 13645–13667, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13645-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-13645-2017, 2017
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05 Sep 2016
Assessing the potential for dimethylsulfide enrichment at the sea surface and its influence on air–sea flux
Carolyn F. Walker, Mike J. Harvey, Murray J. Smith, Thomas G. Bell, Eric S. Saltzman, Andrew S. Marriner, John A. McGregor, and Cliff S. Law
Ocean Sci., 12, 1033–1048, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-1033-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-1033-2016, 2016
19 Feb 2015
Dimethylsulfide gas transfer coefficients from algal blooms in the Southern Ocean
T. G. Bell, W. De Bruyn, C. A. Marandino, S. D. Miller, C. S. Law, M. J. Smith, and E. S. Saltzman
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1783–1794, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1783-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1783-2015, 2015
12 Jan 2015
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Seasonal in situ observations of glyoxal and methylglyoxal over the temperate oceans of the Southern Hemisphere
S. J. Lawson, P. W. Selleck, I. E. Galbally, M. D. Keywood, M. J. Harvey, C. Lerot, D. Helmig, and Z. Ristovski
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 223–240, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-223-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-223-2015, 2015
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04 Apr 2014
Analysis of the PKT correction for direct CO2 flux measurements over the ocean
S. Landwehr, S. D. Miller, M. J. Smith, E. S. Saltzman, and B. Ward
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 3361–3372, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-3361-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-3361-2014, 2014
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