DataSheet1_Depth-resolved photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide in the global ocean using remotely sensed ocean color.pdf

• Main Authors: Yuting Zhu, Leanne C. Powers, David J. Kieber, William L. Miller
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience not elsewhere classified; Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified; Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; photochemistry; superoxide; remote sensing; UV radiation; reactive oxygen species; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.1009398.s001; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/DataSheet1_Depth-resolved_photochemical_production_of_hydrogen_peroxide_in_the_global_ocean_using_remotely_sensed_ocean_color_pdf/21457605

Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) is an important reactive oxygen species (ROS) in natural waters, affecting water quality via participation in metal redox reactions and causing oxidative stress for marine ecosystems. While attempts have been made to better understand H 2 O 2 dynamics in the global ocean, the relative importance of various H 2 O 2 sources and losses remains uncertain. Our model improves previous estimates of photochemical H 2 O 2 production rates by using remotely sensed ocean color to characterize the ultraviolet (UV) radiation field in surface water along with quantitative chemical data for the photochemical efficiency of H 2 O 2 formation. Wavelength- and temperature-dependent efficiency (i.e., apparent quantum yield, AQY) spectra previously reported for a variety of seawater sources, including coastal and oligotrophic stations in Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean at Station ALOHA, the Gulf of Mexico, and several sites along the eastern coast of the United States were compiled to obtain a “marine-average” AQY spectrum. To evaluate our predictions of H 2 O 2 photoproduction in surface waters using this single AQY spectrum, we compared modeled rates to new measured rates from Gulf Stream, coastal, and nearshore river-outflow stations in the South Atlantic Bight, GA, United States; obtaining comparative differences of 33% or less. In our global model, the “marine-average” AQY spectrum was used with modeled solar irradiance, together with satellite-derived surface seawater temperature and UV optical properties, including diffuse attenuation coefficients and dissolved organic matter absorption coefficients estimated with remote sensing-based algorithms. The final product of the model, a monthly climatology of depth-resolved H 2 O 2 photoproduction rates in the surface mixed layer, is reported for the first time and provides an integrated global estimate of ∼21.1 Tmol yr −1 for photochemical H 2 O 2 production. This work has important implications for photo-redox reactions in seawater and improves our ...