New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale
International audience Under the framework of the GMOS project (Global Mercury Observation System) atmospheric mercury monitoring has been implemented at Concordia Station on the high-altitude Antarctic plateau (75 • 06 S, 123 • 20 E, 3220 m above sea level). We report here the first year-round meas...
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[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] Angot, Hélène Magand, Olivier Helmig, Detlev Ricaud, Philippe Quennehen, Boris Gallée, Hubert del Guasta, Massimo Sprovieri, Francesca Pirrone, Nicola Savarino, Joël Dommergue, Aurélien New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale |
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International audience Under the framework of the GMOS project (Global Mercury Observation System) atmospheric mercury monitoring has been implemented at Concordia Station on the high-altitude Antarctic plateau (75 • 06 S, 123 • 20 E, 3220 m above sea level). We report here the first year-round measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg(0)) in the atmosphere and in snowpack interstitial air on the East Antarctic ice sheet. This unique data set shows evidence of an intense oxidation of atmospheric Hg(0) in summer (24-hour daylight) due to the high oxidative capacity of the Antarctic plateau atmosphere in this period of the year. Summertime Hg(0) concentrations exhibited a pronounced daily cycle in ambient air with maximal concentrations around midday. Photochemical reactions and chemical exchange at the air–snow interface were prominent, highlighting the role of the snowpack on the atmospheric mercury cycle. Our observations reveal a 20 to 30 % decrease of atmospheric Hg(0) concentrations from May to mid-August (winter, 24 h darkness). This phenomenon has not been reported elsewhere and possibly results from the dry deposition of Hg(0) onto the snowpack. We also reveal the occurrence of multi-day to weeklong atmospheric Hg(0) depletion events in summer, not associated with depletions of ozone, and likely due to a stagnation of air masses above the plateau triggering an accumulation of oxidants within the shallow boundary layer. Our observations suggest that the inland atmospheric reservoir is depleted in Hg(0) in summer. Due to katabatic winds flowing out from the Antarctic plateau down the steep vertical drops along the coast and according to observations at coastal Antarctic stations, the striking reactivity observed on the plateau most likely influences the cycle of atmospheric mercury on a continental scale. |
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New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale |
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New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale |
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New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale |
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New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale |
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New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale |
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:insu-01391379v1 2023-05-15T13:59:52+02:00 New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale Angot, Hélène Magand, Olivier Helmig, Detlev Ricaud, Philippe Quennehen, Boris Gallée, Hubert del Guasta, Massimo Sprovieri, Francesca Pirrone, Nicola Savarino, Joël Dommergue, Aurélien Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de l'environnement (LGGE) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG ) Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 )-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB Université de Savoie Université de Chambéry )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes 2016-2019 (UGA 2016-2019 ) Institute of Arctic Alpine Research University of Colorado Boulder (INSTAAR) University of Colorado Boulder Centre national de recherches météorologiques (CNRM) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3) Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (IIA) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Roma (CNR) 2016 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01391379 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01391379/document https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01391379/file/ATMOSPHERIC%20CHEMISTRY%20AND%20PHYSICS%20-%20New%20insights%20into%20the%20atmospheric%20mercury%20cycling%20in%20central%20Antarctica%20and%20implications%20on%20a%20continen.pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016 en eng HAL CCSD European Geosciences Union info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016 insu-01391379 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01391379 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01391379/document https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01391379/file/ATMOSPHERIC%20CHEMISTRY%20AND%20PHYSICS%20-%20New%20insights%20into%20the%20atmospheric%20mercury%20cycling%20in%20central%20Antarctica%20and%20implications%20on%20a%20continen.pdf doi:10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1680-7316 EISSN: 1680-7324 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01391379 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2016, 16 (13), pp.8249-8264. ⟨10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016⟩ [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2016 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016 2023-02-22T10:14:24Z International audience Under the framework of the GMOS project (Global Mercury Observation System) atmospheric mercury monitoring has been implemented at Concordia Station on the high-altitude Antarctic plateau (75 • 06 S, 123 • 20 E, 3220 m above sea level). We report here the first year-round measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg(0)) in the atmosphere and in snowpack interstitial air on the East Antarctic ice sheet. This unique data set shows evidence of an intense oxidation of atmospheric Hg(0) in summer (24-hour daylight) due to the high oxidative capacity of the Antarctic plateau atmosphere in this period of the year. Summertime Hg(0) concentrations exhibited a pronounced daily cycle in ambient air with maximal concentrations around midday. Photochemical reactions and chemical exchange at the air–snow interface were prominent, highlighting the role of the snowpack on the atmospheric mercury cycle. Our observations reveal a 20 to 30 % decrease of atmospheric Hg(0) concentrations from May to mid-August (winter, 24 h darkness). This phenomenon has not been reported elsewhere and possibly results from the dry deposition of Hg(0) onto the snowpack. We also reveal the occurrence of multi-day to weeklong atmospheric Hg(0) depletion events in summer, not associated with depletions of ozone, and likely due to a stagnation of air masses above the plateau triggering an accumulation of oxidants within the shallow boundary layer. Our observations suggest that the inland atmospheric reservoir is depleted in Hg(0) in summer. Due to katabatic winds flowing out from the Antarctic plateau down the steep vertical drops along the coast and according to observations at coastal Antarctic stations, the striking reactivity observed on the plateau most likely influences the cycle of atmospheric mercury on a continental scale. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Antarctic Concordia Station ENVELOPE(123.333,123.333,-75.100,-75.100) East Antarctic Ice Sheet The Antarctic Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 16 13 8249 8264 |