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The effect of spray droplets in the marine surface layer on evaporation is considered. Independent evidence from energy constraints, from visibility and from sea salt content of air is used. The estimation shows that, except perhaps for hurricane wind strength, the increase of total evaporation from evaporating droplets is negligible. This is in agreement with recent experimental evidence.
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Hasse, L. On the contribution of spray droplets to evaporation. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 61, 309–313 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02042938
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