Atmospheric water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) over marine environments: a global perspective
To obtain a comprehensive picture of the spatial distribution of water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) in marine aerosols, samples were collected during research cruises in the tropical and southern Atlantic Ocean and also in the southern Indian Ocean (Amsterdam Island) for a 1-year period (2005). S...
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ftarchimer:oai:archimer.ifremer.fr:40253 2023-05-15T13:22:30+02:00 Atmospheric water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) over marine environments: a global perspective Violaki, K. Sciare, J. Williams, J. Baker, A. R. Martino, M. Mihalopoulos, N. 2015 application/pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40253/38630.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40253/38632.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3131-2015 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40253/ eng eng Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/287600/EU//PERSEUS https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40253/38630.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40253/38632.pdf doi:10.5194/bg-12-3131-2015 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40253/ Author(s) 2015. CC Attribution 3.0 License info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess restricted use CC-BY Biogeosciences (1726-4170) (Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh), 2015 , Vol. 12 , N. 10 , P. 3131-3140 text Publication info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftarchimer https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3131-2015 2021-09-23T20:26:50Z To obtain a comprehensive picture of the spatial distribution of water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) in marine aerosols, samples were collected during research cruises in the tropical and southern Atlantic Ocean and also in the southern Indian Ocean (Amsterdam Island) for a 1-year period (2005). Samples were analyzed for both organic and inorganic forms of nitrogen, and the factors controlling their levels were examined. Fine-mode WSON was found to play a significant role in the remote marine atmosphere with enhanced biogenic activity, with concentrations of WSON (11.3 +/- 3.3 nmol N m(-3)) accounting for about 84% of the total dissolved nitrogen (TDN). Such concentrations are similar to those observed in the polluted marine atmosphere of the eastern Mediterranean (11.6 +/- 14.0 nmol N m(-3)). Anthropogenic activities were found to be an important source of atmospheric WSON as evidenced by the levels in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) being 10 times higher than in the remote Southern Hemisphere (SH). Furthermore, the higher contribution of fine-mode WSON to TDN (51 %) in the SH, compared to the NH (13 %), underlines the important role of organic nitrogen in remote marine areas. Finally, there was a strong association of WSON with dust in coarse-mode aerosols in the NH. Article in Journal/Newspaper Amsterdam Island Archimer (Archive Institutionnelle de l'Ifremer - Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) Indian Biogeosciences 12 10 3131 3140 |
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To obtain a comprehensive picture of the spatial distribution of water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) in marine aerosols, samples were collected during research cruises in the tropical and southern Atlantic Ocean and also in the southern Indian Ocean (Amsterdam Island) for a 1-year period (2005). Samples were analyzed for both organic and inorganic forms of nitrogen, and the factors controlling their levels were examined. Fine-mode WSON was found to play a significant role in the remote marine atmosphere with enhanced biogenic activity, with concentrations of WSON (11.3 +/- 3.3 nmol N m(-3)) accounting for about 84% of the total dissolved nitrogen (TDN). Such concentrations are similar to those observed in the polluted marine atmosphere of the eastern Mediterranean (11.6 +/- 14.0 nmol N m(-3)). Anthropogenic activities were found to be an important source of atmospheric WSON as evidenced by the levels in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) being 10 times higher than in the remote Southern Hemisphere (SH). Furthermore, the higher contribution of fine-mode WSON to TDN (51 %) in the SH, compared to the NH (13 %), underlines the important role of organic nitrogen in remote marine areas. Finally, there was a strong association of WSON with dust in coarse-mode aerosols in the NH. |
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Atmospheric water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) over marine environments: a global perspective |
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Atmospheric water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) over marine environments: a global perspective |
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Atmospheric water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) over marine environments: a global perspective |
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