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SSN: Sea Salt Nuclei

Summary

Professor Podzimek lead the Sea Salt Nuclei (SSN) project in order to study sea salt nuclei during the winter and summer seasons near and over Padre Island just off the coast of Texas. This study concentrated on the evolution and transformation of the condensation nuclei in the boundary layer above the seashore where maritime and continental aerosols interact. This study was conducted using the QueenAir, B-80 aircraft. 

Data access

Datasets from this project

Additional information

Related links
  • homepage: SSN

Temporal coverage

Begin Date 1979-01-12 00:00:00
End Date 1979-01-19 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 26.87, Minimum (South) Latitude: 25.641
Minimum (West) Longitude: -98.391, Maximum (East) Longitude: -96.522

NSF

This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.