Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic ocean
High time resolution aerosol mass spectrometry measurements were conducted during a field campaign at Mace Head Research Station, Ireland, in June 2007. Observations on one particular day of the campaign clearly indicated advection of aerosol from volcanoes and desert plains in Iceland which could b...
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ftqueensland:oai:eprints.qut.edu.au:29234 2024-02-04T09:56:44+01:00 Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic ocean Ovadnevaite, J Ceburnis, D Plauskaite-Sukiene, K Modini, Rob Dupuy, R Rimselyte, I Ramonet, M Kvietkus, K Ristovski, Zoran Berresheim, H O'Dowd, Colin 2009 application/pdf https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29234/ unknown Elsevier Ltd. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29234/3/29234.pdf doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.007 Ovadnevaite, J, Ceburnis, D, Plauskaite-Sukiene, K, Modini, Rob, Dupuy, R, Rimselyte, I, Ramonet, M, Kvietkus, K, Ristovski, Zoran, Berresheim, H, & O'Dowd, Colin (2009) Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic ocean. Atmospheric Environment, 43(32), pp. 4968-4974. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/29234/ Faculty of Science and Technology; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; Science & Engineering Faculty free_to_read Consult author(s) regarding copyright matters This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au Atmospheric Environment Aerosol Properties Icelandic Dust Particle Acidity Volcanic Sulphate Aerosol Contribution to Journal 2009 ftqueensland https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.07.007 2024-01-08T23:25:07Z High time resolution aerosol mass spectrometry measurements were conducted during a field campaign at Mace Head Research Station, Ireland, in June 2007. Observations on one particular day of the campaign clearly indicated advection of aerosol from volcanoes and desert plains in Iceland which could be traced with NOAA Hysplit air mass back trajectories and satellite images. In conjunction with this event, elevated levels of sulphate and light absorbing particles were encountered at Mace Head. While sulphate concentration was continuously increasing, nitrate levels remained low indicating no significant contribution from anthropogenic pollutants. Sulphate concentration increased about 3.8 g/m3 in comparison with the background conditions. Corresponding sulphur flux from volcanic emissions was estimated to about 0.3 TgS/yr, suggesting that a large amount of sulphur released from Icelandic volcanoes may be distributed over distances larger than 1000 km. Overall, our results corroborate that transport of volcanogenic sulphate and dust particles can significantly change the chemical composition, size distribution, and optical properties of aerosol over the North Atlantic Ocean and should be considered accordingly by regional climate models. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Iceland North Atlantic Queensland University of Technology: QUT ePrints Arctic Mace ENVELOPE(155.883,155.883,-81.417,-81.417) Atmospheric Environment 43 32 4968 4974 |
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Aerosol Properties Icelandic Dust Particle Acidity Volcanic Sulphate Aerosol Ovadnevaite, J Ceburnis, D Plauskaite-Sukiene, K Modini, Rob Dupuy, R Rimselyte, I Ramonet, M Kvietkus, K Ristovski, Zoran Berresheim, H O'Dowd, Colin Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic ocean |
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High time resolution aerosol mass spectrometry measurements were conducted during a field campaign at Mace Head Research Station, Ireland, in June 2007. Observations on one particular day of the campaign clearly indicated advection of aerosol from volcanoes and desert plains in Iceland which could be traced with NOAA Hysplit air mass back trajectories and satellite images. In conjunction with this event, elevated levels of sulphate and light absorbing particles were encountered at Mace Head. While sulphate concentration was continuously increasing, nitrate levels remained low indicating no significant contribution from anthropogenic pollutants. Sulphate concentration increased about 3.8 g/m3 in comparison with the background conditions. Corresponding sulphur flux from volcanic emissions was estimated to about 0.3 TgS/yr, suggesting that a large amount of sulphur released from Icelandic volcanoes may be distributed over distances larger than 1000 km. Overall, our results corroborate that transport of volcanogenic sulphate and dust particles can significantly change the chemical composition, size distribution, and optical properties of aerosol over the North Atlantic Ocean and should be considered accordingly by regional climate models. |
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Ovadnevaite, J Ceburnis, D Plauskaite-Sukiene, K Modini, Rob Dupuy, R Rimselyte, I Ramonet, M Kvietkus, K Ristovski, Zoran Berresheim, H O'Dowd, Colin |
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Ovadnevaite, J Ceburnis, D Plauskaite-Sukiene, K Modini, Rob Dupuy, R Rimselyte, I Ramonet, M Kvietkus, K Ristovski, Zoran Berresheim, H O'Dowd, Colin |
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Volcanic sulphate and arctic dust plumes over the North Atlantic ocean |
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