Dynamic recycling of gaseous elemental mercury in the boundary layer of the Antarctic Plateau

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: A. Dommergue, M. Barret, J. Courteaud, P. Cristofanelli, C. P. Ferrari, H. Gallée
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Arctic; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Concordia Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-11027-2012; https://doaj.org/article/8c2ddf5feaec4973aabd2949fe550da7

Gaseous elemental mercury (Hg 0 ) was investigated in the troposphere and in the interstitial air extracted from the snow at Dome Concordia station (alt. 3320 m) on the Antarctic Plateau during January 2009. Measurements and modeling studies showed evidence of a very dynamic and daily cycling of Hg...