Measurements of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the summertime North Atlantic marine boundary layer
Chemical data derived from air and precipitation samples collected during the Global Change Expedition/Coordinated Air‐Sea Experiment/ Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment (GCE/CASE/WATOX) over the North Atlantic Ocean (NAO) are interpreted using simple box models. Estimated total sulfur (S) deposition...
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ftunivrhodeislan:oai:digitalcommons.uri.edu:gsofacpubs-2921 2024-02-04T10:02:24+01:00 Measurements of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the summertime North Atlantic marine boundary layer Pszenny, A. A.P. Harvey, G. R. Brown, C. J. Lang, R. F. Keene, W. C. Galloway, J. N. Merrill, J. T. 1990-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/1952 https://doi.org/10.1029/GB004i004p00367 unknown DigitalCommons@URI https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/1952 doi:10.1029/GB004i004p00367 https://doi.org/10.1029/GB004i004p00367 Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications text 1990 ftunivrhodeislan https://doi.org/10.1029/GB004i004p00367 2024-01-08T19:09:55Z Chemical data derived from air and precipitation samples collected during the Global Change Expedition/Coordinated Air‐Sea Experiment/ Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment (GCE/CASE/WATOX) over the North Atlantic Ocean (NAO) are interpreted using simple box models. Estimated total sulfur (S) deposition fluxes from air masses with tropical oceanic, African, clean North American, and polluted North American origins are 4.4, 16, 33, and 70 μmol m−2 day−1, respectively, with associated uncertainties of at least factors of 2 to 3. Crude estimates of the fractions of deposition attributable to marine biogenic versus anthropogenic S sources suggest that the latter may be enhancing the natural NAO atmospheric S cycle by a factor of 0.5 to 0.8. Combination with similar estimates for the North Pacific region [Savoie and Prospero, 1989] yields an overall, area‐weighted enhancement factor of approximately 0.3 for northern hemisphere ocean areas, consistent with estimates by Wigley [1989] based on climate modeling studies. Copyright 1990 by the American Geophysical Union. Text North Atlantic University of Rhode Island: DigitalCommons@URI Pacific Global Biogeochemical Cycles 4 4 367 379 |
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Chemical data derived from air and precipitation samples collected during the Global Change Expedition/Coordinated Air‐Sea Experiment/ Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment (GCE/CASE/WATOX) over the North Atlantic Ocean (NAO) are interpreted using simple box models. Estimated total sulfur (S) deposition fluxes from air masses with tropical oceanic, African, clean North American, and polluted North American origins are 4.4, 16, 33, and 70 μmol m−2 day−1, respectively, with associated uncertainties of at least factors of 2 to 3. Crude estimates of the fractions of deposition attributable to marine biogenic versus anthropogenic S sources suggest that the latter may be enhancing the natural NAO atmospheric S cycle by a factor of 0.5 to 0.8. Combination with similar estimates for the North Pacific region [Savoie and Prospero, 1989] yields an overall, area‐weighted enhancement factor of approximately 0.3 for northern hemisphere ocean areas, consistent with estimates by Wigley [1989] based on climate modeling studies. Copyright 1990 by the American Geophysical Union. |
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Pszenny, A. A.P. Harvey, G. R. Brown, C. J. Lang, R. F. Keene, W. C. Galloway, J. N. Merrill, J. T. Measurements of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the summertime North Atlantic marine boundary layer |
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Measurements of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the summertime North Atlantic marine boundary layer |
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Measurements of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the summertime North Atlantic marine boundary layer |
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Measurements of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products in the summertime North Atlantic marine boundary layer |
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