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IN a recent communication1, we presented a series of high-speed photographs of bursting bubbles at an air–water interface. These photographs demonstrate the manner in which small airborne droplets evolve from the vertical water jet which forms upon collapse of the bubble cavity. These studies were carried out as a contribution to the understanding of the role of bursting bubbles in the production of atmospheric sea-salt nuclei2. It was stated that our study was confined to bubbles of 0.2–0.02 cm. diameter. In this region the jet mechanism appears to be the only one responsible for the production of airborne nuclei. We did not imply that the production of airborne salt was entirely via the jet mechanism. For example, in a study of foam patches, it may turn out that the production of droplets is predominantly from the collapse of the bubble film3.
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BLANCHARD, D. Bursting of Bubbles at an Air–Water Interface. Nature 173, 1048 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1731048a0
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