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Aerosol samples (TSP) were collected during a cruise in the North (3°05′N-34°02′N) and South (6°59′S-25°46′S) Pacific to investigate the spatio-temporal distributions of water-soluble dicarboxylic acids and related compounds. The molecular distributions of diacids were characterized by the predominance of oxalic (C2) acid followed by malonic (C3) and then succinic (C4) acid. However, researchers found a predominance of C4 over C3 in the aerosol sample that was collected in the western North Pacific Rim with a heavy influence from continental air masses. [Source: Atmospheric Research]
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