Biological Activity Alters the Ability of Particles from Sea Spray to Seed Clouds
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 22 April 2013
Scripps-led researchers found ocean life alters sea spray aerosol chemistry, reducing its cloud-forming ability. A lab wave flume revealed bacterial activity—not chlorophyll—can significantly affect aerosol-climate interactions.
Keywords: sea spray aerosol, ocean biology, cloud formation, wave flume, atmospheric chemistry, Scripps, marine bacteria
Big Result from a Tiny Ocean
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 25 April 2013
UC San Diego scientists found marine bacteria reduce sea spray's cloud-forming ability. Using a lab wave tank, they linked biological changes in seawater to aerosol chemistry, offering key insights into ocean-atmosphere-climate interactions.
Keywords: cean-atmosphere system, Scripps, wave tank, aerosol chemistry, phytoplankton, chlorophyll-a
Bizarre to the Bone
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 8 May 2013
Scripps researchers found that bone-eating Osedax worms secrete acid to dissolve whale bones, allowing symbiotic bacteria to help extract nutrients. These gutless worms may have evolved this strategy long before whales existed.
Keywords: Osedax, boneworms, whale carcass, acid secretion, symbiosis, marine biology, Scripps Oceanography
