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Extraction and Characterization of Surfactants from Atmospheric Aerosols
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Ciencias atmosféricas: aerosoles marinos y emisiones de yodo
1Atmospheric Science Group, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK. g.mcfiggans@manchester.ac.uk
Nature
|February 11, 2005
Resumen
Los aerosoles marinos se forman a partir del yodo biogénico, creciendo en núcleos de condensación de nubes (CCN). Sin embargo, es poco probable que los precursores orgánicos de yodo impulsen la producción de partículas en el océano abierto y los cambios en las nubes, lo que requiere una fuente adicional de yodo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Química atmosférica La química atmosférica es la química de la atmósfera.
- Ciencias de los aerosoles marinos.
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Sus antecedentes:
- Los aerosoles marinos influyen en las propiedades de las nubes y el clima.
- Se sabe que los compuestos biogénicos de yodo forman aerosoles marinos.
- Investigaciones anteriores sugirieron que el yodo orgánico de las macroalgas contribuye a las explosiones de partículas costeras y a los núcleos de condensación de nubes de océano abierto (CCN).
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