Bromine, iodine and sodium in surface snow along the 2013 Talos Dome-GV7 traverse (northern Victoria Land, East Antarctica)

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Maffezzoli, N., Spolaor, A., Berto, M., Frezzotti, M., Vallelonga, P., BARBANTE, Carlo
• Other Authors: Barbante, Carlo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DEEP-DRILLING SITE; SEA-SALT AEROSOL; ICE-CORE; BOUNDARY-LAYER; METHANESULFONIC-ACID; METHANE SULFONATE; ITASE TRAVERSE; LAW DOME; CHEMISTRY; VARIABILITY; Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica; Southern Ocean; East Antarctica; Austral; Ross Sea; Victoria Land; Law Dome; Talos Dome; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3687037; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-693-2017

Halogen chemistry in the polar regions occurs through the release of halogen elements from different sources. Bromine is primarily emitted from sea salt aerosols and other saline condensed phases associated with sea ice surfaces, while iodine is affected by the release of organic compounds from alga...