Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean
Isoprene is a biogenic trace gas produced by terrestrial vegetation and marine phytoplankton. In the remote oceans, where secondary aerosols are mostly biogenic, marine isoprene emissions affect atmospheric chemistry and influence cloud formation and brightness. Here, we present the first compilatio...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:128fd10ee5ff424cae938da23957ebca 2023-05-15T18:24:35+02:00 Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean Pablo Rodríguez-Ros Pau Cortés Charlotte Mary Robinson Sdena Nunes Christel Hassler Sarah-Jeanne Royer Marta Estrada M. Montserrat Sala Rafel Simó 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11060556 https://doaj.org/article/128fd10ee5ff424cae938da23957ebca EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/6/556 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433 doi:10.3390/atmos11060556 2073-4433 https://doaj.org/article/128fd10ee5ff424cae938da23957ebca Atmosphere, Vol 11, Iss 556, p 556 (2020) isoprene Southern Ocean drivers phytoplankton blooms Lagrangian Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11060556 2022-12-31T05:43:10Z Isoprene is a biogenic trace gas produced by terrestrial vegetation and marine phytoplankton. In the remote oceans, where secondary aerosols are mostly biogenic, marine isoprene emissions affect atmospheric chemistry and influence cloud formation and brightness. Here, we present the first compilation of new and published measurements of isoprene concentrations in the Southern Ocean and explore their distribution patterns. Surface ocean isoprene concentrations in November through April span 1 to 94 pM. A band of higher concentrations is observed around a latitude of ≈40 <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msup> <mrow></mrow> <mo>∘</mo> </msup> </semantics> </math> S and a surface sea temperature of 15 <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msup> <mrow></mrow> <mo>∘</mo> </msup> </semantics> </math> C. High isoprene also occurs in high productivity waters near islands and continental coasts. We use concurrent measurements of physical, chemical, and biological variables to explore the main potential drivers of isoprene concentration by means of paired regressions and multivariate analysis. Isoprene is best explained by phytoplankton-related variables like the concentrations of chlorophyll-a, photoprotective pigments and particulate organic matter, photosynthetic efficiency (influenced by iron availability), and the chlorophyll-a shares of most phytoplankton groups, and not by macronutrients or bacterial abundance. A simple statistical model based on chlorophyll-a concentration and a sea surface temperature discontinuity accounts for half of the variance of isoprene concentrations in surface waters of the Southern Ocean. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Southern Ocean Near Islands ENVELOPE(173.132,173.132,52.801,52.801) Atmosphere 11 6 556 |
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Isoprene is a biogenic trace gas produced by terrestrial vegetation and marine phytoplankton. In the remote oceans, where secondary aerosols are mostly biogenic, marine isoprene emissions affect atmospheric chemistry and influence cloud formation and brightness. Here, we present the first compilation of new and published measurements of isoprene concentrations in the Southern Ocean and explore their distribution patterns. Surface ocean isoprene concentrations in November through April span 1 to 94 pM. A band of higher concentrations is observed around a latitude of ≈40 <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msup> <mrow></mrow> <mo>∘</mo> </msup> </semantics> </math> S and a surface sea temperature of 15 <math display="inline"> <semantics> <msup> <mrow></mrow> <mo>∘</mo> </msup> </semantics> </math> C. High isoprene also occurs in high productivity waters near islands and continental coasts. We use concurrent measurements of physical, chemical, and biological variables to explore the main potential drivers of isoprene concentration by means of paired regressions and multivariate analysis. Isoprene is best explained by phytoplankton-related variables like the concentrations of chlorophyll-a, photoprotective pigments and particulate organic matter, photosynthetic efficiency (influenced by iron availability), and the chlorophyll-a shares of most phytoplankton groups, and not by macronutrients or bacterial abundance. A simple statistical model based on chlorophyll-a concentration and a sea surface temperature discontinuity accounts for half of the variance of isoprene concentrations in surface waters of the Southern Ocean. |
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Pablo Rodríguez-Ros Pau Cortés Charlotte Mary Robinson Sdena Nunes Christel Hassler Sarah-Jeanne Royer Marta Estrada M. Montserrat Sala Rafel Simó |
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Pablo Rodríguez-Ros Pau Cortés Charlotte Mary Robinson Sdena Nunes Christel Hassler Sarah-Jeanne Royer Marta Estrada M. Montserrat Sala Rafel Simó |
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Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean |
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Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean |
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Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean |
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Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean |
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Distribution and Drivers of Marine Isoprene Concentration across the Southern Ocean |
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distribution and drivers of marine isoprene concentration across the southern ocean |
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