Field and satellite observations of the formation and distribution of Arctic atmospheric bromine above a rejuvenated sea ice cover

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
• Main Authors: Nghiem, S., Rigor, I., Richter, A., Burrows, J., Shepson, P., Bottenheim, J., Barber, D., Steffen, A., Latonas, J., Wang, F., Stern, G., Clemente-Colon, P., Martin, S., Hall, D., Kaleschke, L., Tackett, P., Neumann, G., Asplin, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Amundsen Gulf; Arctic Ocean; Beaufort Sea; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0019-9335-0

Recent drastic reduction of the older perennial sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has resulted in a vast expansion of younger and saltier seasonal sea ice. This increase in the salinity of the overall ice cover could impact tropospheric chemical processes. Springtime perennial ice extent in 2008 and 2009...