2007, Part IX, 1070-1074, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6475-3_212

On the Contribution of Isoprene Oxidation to Marine Aerosol over the Northeast Atlantic

Tatu Anttila, Bärbel Langmann, Saji Varghese, Colin D. O'Dowd and Claire Scannell

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Abstract

The secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation potential of isoprene has been investigated with a regional scale climate model REMOTE. The focus was on the contribution of isoprene oxidation products to marine aerosol over the Northeast Atlantic. As a first stage of the work, the aerosol dynamic module of REMOTE, M7, was extended to treat the SOA formation. In addition, an isoprene source function over the oceans was included in REMOTE. The preliminary results suggest that isoprene oxidation is a potentially important source of marine aerosol over the Northeast Atlantic.
Keywords Marine aerosol production, secondary organic aerosol

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