Overview of the atmospheric research program during the International Arctic Ocean Expedition of 1991 (IAOE-91) and its scientific results

• Main Authors: Leck, C., Bigg, E.K., Covert, D.S., Heintzenberg, J., Maenhaut, W., Nilsson, E.D., Wiedensohler, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Milton Park : Taylor & Francis 2017
• Subjects: aerosols; atmospheric particulates; atmospheric research programme; cloud albedo; cloud condensation nuclei; condensation nuclei; dimethyl/sulphide; dimethylsulphide; global sulphur cycle; IAOE-91; International Arctic Ocean Expedition; research programmes; 550; Aitken; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; albedo
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.34657/1150; https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/432

The broad aim of the Atmospheric program of the International Arctic Ocean Expedition (IAOE-91) was to test the hypothesis that marine biogenically produced dimethyl sulfide (DMS) gas can exert a significant global climatic control. The hypothesis states that DMS is transferred to the atmosphere and...