Atmospheric-chemical coupled models usually parameterize sea-salt aerosol (SSA)
emissions using whitecap fraction estimated considering only wind speed and ignoring sea
state. This approach may introduce inaccuracies in SSA simulation. This study aims to
assess the impact of sea state on SSA modeling, applying a new parameterization for
whitecap fraction estimation based on wave age, calculated by the ratio between wave
phase velocity and wind speed. To this end, the new parameterization was incorporated in …