Impact of climate change on the production and transport of sea salt aerosol on european seas

Abstract

The impact of climate change on sea salt concentration over the European seas is studied using four CTMs driven by the same global projection of future climate over the control (1990–2009) and future (2040–2059) period. This study shows how model formulation for sea salt production dependency on water surface temperature and salinity can influence surface concentrations estimations. According to this study, sea salt concentration is overall increasing between control and future periods due to expected increase of water temperature and more frequent local storms, mostly visible over the Mediterranean and Black Seas.