| Aerosol particles were collected aboard a ship in Haifa and Tel Aviv, Israel, during the summer time. The aerosol particles (6170) were analyzed as individual particles and classified according to their chemical composition, size, number concentration per cubic centimeter and morphology. Most of the aerosol particles could be classified into four groups. The first contains gypsum from the sea and from industrial sources brought in by land breezes. A second group is characterized by continental aluminosilicate and quartz. A third group consists of sea salt mixed with sulphate particles. The fourth group is characterized by an abundance of sulphate particles, some of which are ammonium sulphate brought by the land breezes. The particles were identified as... |
