EVIDENCE FOR THE CLIMATIC ROLE OF MARINE BIOGENIC SULFUR
EVIDENCE FOR THE CLIMATIC ROLE OF MARINE BIOGENIC SULFUR
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DOI:
10.1038/329319a0
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发表时间:
1987-09-24
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
GAMMON, RH
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作者:
BATES, TS;CHARLSON, RJ;GAMMON, RH
Oceanic dimethylsulphide (DMS) emissions and atmospheric aerosol particle populations (condensation nuclei, CN), resolved by latitude and season, appear to be directly correlated, in that CN, as measured with a condensation nucleus counter, are high (or low) in regions where DMS fluxes and incident solar radiation are high (or low). Although it has been previously hypothesized that CN are produced from DMS1,2, we report the first attempt to correlate DMS flux and CN. As the population of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) in marine air is a subset of the CN population3,4, and CCN in turn control the albedo of marine clouds5,6, DMS could be involved in climate control through a cloud albedo feedback mechanism.