Establishment of a Real-Time Monitoring and Evaluation Method for Sea Salt Particles Using a Pollen Sensor

Key Points

• The aim is to establish a real-time method for monitoring sea salt particles using a pollen sensor.
• Laboratory evaluation of optical response characteristics of artificial sea salt particles.
• Field measurements conducted over one year in real environments.
• Correlation analysis between sensor counts of spherical particles and sea salt amounts measured by a dry gauge method.
• Confirmation of distinct optical response characteristics of artificial sea salt particles.
• Strong correlation identified between sensor counts and sea salt quantity in field measurements.
• Demonstration that pollen sensors can automatically measure sea salt particles with high temporal resolution.