Evidence of reactive iodine chemistry in the Arctic boundary layer

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Mahajan, A., Shaw, M., Oetjen, H., Hornsby, K., Carpenter, L., Kaleschke, L., Tian-Kunze, X., Lee, J., Moller, S., Edwards, P., Commane, R., Ingham, T., Heard, D., Plane, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Kuujjuarapik; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0018-1449-5

Although it has recently been established that iodine plays an important role in the atmospheric chemistry of coastal Antarctica, where it occurs at levels which cause significant ozone (O-3) depletion and changes in the atmospheric oxidising capacity, iodine oxides have not previously been observed...