Max-DOAS measurements of bromine explosion events in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Hay, T., Kreher, K., Reidel, K., Johnston, P., Thomas, A., Schofield, Robyn, McDonald, A.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Arrival Heights; McMurdo Sound; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/18715/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.30368

Episodic bromine enhancement occurs over first year sea ice zones during spring, with corresponding rapid decreases in surface ozone concentrations. The release of bromine via autocatalytic heterogeneous reactions on sea-salt surfaces, including young sea ice, snow pack and aerosols, is known as a &...