Deposition from rising bubbles

Liquid water, including its soluble and insoluble constituents, is transferred from the oceans to the atmosphere when air bubbles in the water rise to the surface. These bubbles form from air trapped by breaking waves, "whitecaps." As the bubbles burst at the surface, water droplets are injected into the atmosphere. These water droplets are small enough to remain airborne for several hours. Whitecaps begin to form in winds common over the oceans, and a significant amount of seasalt made airborne in this way is transported to the continents and deposited in coastal areas. 

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