Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a gas produced by phytoplankton, is the largest source of atmospheric sulfur over marine areas. DMS undergoes oxidation in the atmosphere to form a range of oxidation products, out of which sulfuric acid (SA) is well known for participating in the formation and growth of atmo...
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ftethz:oai:www.research-collection.ethz.ch:20.500.11850/624573 2023-08-27T04:07:51+02:00 Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard Siegel, Karolina Gramlich, Yvette Haslett, Sophie L. Freitas, Gabriel Krejci, Radovan Zieger, Paul Mohr, Claudia 2023 application/application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/624573 https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000624573 en eng Copernicus info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/acp-23-7569-2023 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/001026953700001 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/624573 doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000624573 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23 (13) info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftethz https://doi.org/20.500.11850/62457310.3929/ethz-b-00062457310.5194/acp-23-7569-2023 2023-08-06T23:51:26Z Dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a gas produced by phytoplankton, is the largest source of atmospheric sulfur over marine areas. DMS undergoes oxidation in the atmosphere to form a range of oxidation products, out of which sulfuric acid (SA) is well known for participating in the formation and growth of atmospheric aerosol particles, and the same is also presumed for methanesulfonic acid (MSA). Recently, a new oxidation product of DMS, hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF), was discovered and later also measured in the atmosphere. Little is still known about the fate of this compound and its potential to partition into the particle phase. In this study, we present a full year (2020) of concurrent gas- and particle-phase observations of HPMTF, MSA, SA and other DMS oxidation products at the Zeppelin Observatory (Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard) located in the Arctic. This is the first time HPMTF has been measured in Svalbard and attempted to be observed in atmospheric particles. The results show that gas-phase HPMTF concentrations largely follow the same pattern as MSA during the sunlit months (April–September), indicating production of HPMTF around Svalbard. However, HPMTF was not observed in significant amounts in the particle phase, despite high gas-phase levels. Particulate MSA and SA were observed during the sunlit months, although the highest median levels of particulate SA were measured in February, coinciding with the highest gaseous SA levels with assumed anthropogenic origin. We further show that gas- and particle-phase MSA and SA are coupled in May–July, whereas HPMTF lies outside of this correlation due to the low particulate concentrations. These results provide more information about the relationship between HPMTF and other DMS oxidation products, in a part of the world where these have not been explored yet, and about HPMTF's ability to contribute to particle growth and cloud formation. ISSN:1680-7375 ISSN:1680-7367 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Phytoplankton Svalbard ETH Zürich Research Collection Arctic Svalbard Ny-Ålesund |
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Dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a gas produced by phytoplankton, is the largest source of atmospheric sulfur over marine areas. DMS undergoes oxidation in the atmosphere to form a range of oxidation products, out of which sulfuric acid (SA) is well known for participating in the formation and growth of atmospheric aerosol particles, and the same is also presumed for methanesulfonic acid (MSA). Recently, a new oxidation product of DMS, hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF), was discovered and later also measured in the atmosphere. Little is still known about the fate of this compound and its potential to partition into the particle phase. In this study, we present a full year (2020) of concurrent gas- and particle-phase observations of HPMTF, MSA, SA and other DMS oxidation products at the Zeppelin Observatory (Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard) located in the Arctic. This is the first time HPMTF has been measured in Svalbard and attempted to be observed in atmospheric particles. The results show that gas-phase HPMTF concentrations largely follow the same pattern as MSA during the sunlit months (April–September), indicating production of HPMTF around Svalbard. However, HPMTF was not observed in significant amounts in the particle phase, despite high gas-phase levels. Particulate MSA and SA were observed during the sunlit months, although the highest median levels of particulate SA were measured in February, coinciding with the highest gaseous SA levels with assumed anthropogenic origin. We further show that gas- and particle-phase MSA and SA are coupled in May–July, whereas HPMTF lies outside of this correlation due to the low particulate concentrations. These results provide more information about the relationship between HPMTF and other DMS oxidation products, in a part of the world where these have not been explored yet, and about HPMTF's ability to contribute to particle growth and cloud formation. ISSN:1680-7375 ISSN:1680-7367 |
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Siegel, Karolina Gramlich, Yvette Haslett, Sophie L. Freitas, Gabriel Krejci, Radovan Zieger, Paul Mohr, Claudia Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard |
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Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard |
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Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard |
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Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard |
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Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard |
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Arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard |
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arctic observations of hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (hpmtf) – seasonal behavior and relationship to other oxidation products of dimethyl sulfide at the zeppelin observatory, svalbard |
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Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Phytoplankton Svalbard |
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