“…The majority of SOA originates from oxidation of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), which account for ∼ 90% of annual non-methane hydrocarbon emissions (Goldstein and Galbally, 2007;Guenther et al, 2012), among which isoprene has the highest emission rate at ∼ 600 Tg yr −1 (Guenther et al, 2006). Isoprene SOA formation initiated by ozone (O 3 ), nitrate (NO 3 ), and hydroxyl (OH) radicals has been studied extensively and is estimated to account for 6-30 Tg yr −1 of the global aerosol budget (Brégonzio-Rozier et al, 2015;Claeys, 2004;Guenther et al, 2006;Kroll et al, 2006;Surratt et al, 2006Zhao et al, 2015), but the importance of isoprene SOA formation within the marine boundary layer (MBL) remains highly disputed in the literature (Arnold et al, 2009;Bikkina et al, 2014;Fu et al, 2011Fu et al, , 2013Gantt et al, 2010Gantt et al, , 2015Hu et al, 2013;Luo and Yu, 2010;O'Dowd and de Leeuw, 2007). Although the production of reactive chlorine species such as Cl 2 and HOCl has been observed within the MBL (Lawler et al, 2011), little is known about SOA from chlorine-initiated oxidation of isoprene.…”