Biological Aerosols in the Marine Atmosphere: Characterization and Effects on Cloud Formation
Abstract
Funds are provided to conduct a one-month airborne measurement campaign to be carried out in summer 2019 over the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The aircraft (NPS/CIRPAS Twin Otter) will be outfitted with a state-of-the-art biological measurement package. Knowledge of marine biological particles is severely limited and largely unexplored. A major reason behind this limita"tion lies in the previous lack of detecting techniques available for quantifying the type, concentration, and spatiotemporal distrib""ution of biological particles. Comprehensive measurements will be made of aerosol composition and cloud properties, with special att"ention paid to the biological content of the aerosol and the correlation of that biological content with cloud properties. The goal is to provide unique data on the biological content of the marine aerosol and its effect on marine cloud properties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 07, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141712719
Entities
People
- John H. Seinfeld
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy