Presentation Information

[AOS15-P01]A Marine-field Optical Particle Counter for Sea-Spray Measurements: Understanding the Relationship Between Surface Wave Breaking and Aerosol Generation

*Hidenori AIKI1, Kiyoshi Tanaka2, Masanori Konda3, Yasuyuki Baba4, Toshio Fujita5 (1.Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya Univ., 2.Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the Univ. of Tokyo, 3.Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto Univ., 4.Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto Univ., 5.Yamatronics Corp.)

Keywords:

Sea spray measurment,Air-sea surface-wave boundary layer,Marine aerosol

For understanding the phase relationship between the breaking of wind waves and the generation of marine-aerosol at the sea surface, we use an experimental opticle particle counter for sea spray (OPC-SS) which is able to measure particle concentrations at a rate of 10 Hz in 8 size bins between 0.3 and 30 micro-meters . The OPC-SS is also equipped with triaxial accelerometer at a rate of 10 Hz for measuring the movement of a buoy. In 2017, we have tested at the OPC-SS at the Shiramaha Oceanographic Observatory Tower (Kyoto Univ.) and also in the Otsuchi Bay in front ot the International Coastal Research Center (the Univ. of Tokyo).

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