Evaluating the properties of sea spray aerosols produced in the laboratory: Comparisons with controlled breaking waves

Sea spray production at the ocean surface is mediated by bubble bursting. A variety of means for producing bubbles in the laboratory have been developed to simulate the production of bubbles by breaking waves but none have made direct comparisons with actual breaking waves in natural seawater. This presentation will discuss the physical and chemical properties of aerosols generated by controlled breaking waves compared with the properties of those generated by a variety of bench-top methods that are more easily reproduced in a laboratory setting.