Abstract
Marine aerosols have been sampled from the boundary layer over the Southern Ocean. By means of X-ray spectrometry, elemental compositions of individual particles have been studied. The data reveal the occurrence of two chemical processes over the Southern Ocean: (1) modification of sea salts by acidic materials, where Cl − is replaced by SO 4 2− and/or NO 3 − and (2) fractional recrystallization within evaporating seawater drops followed by shattering. The effects of these phenomena appear to be simultaneously enhanced when there is mass transfer from the free troposphere.
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