Emission of dimethylsulfide from Weddell Sea leads

Author Posting. @ American Geophysical Union, 2005. This article is posted here by permission of American Geophysical Union for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Geophysical Research Letters 32 (2005): L23610, doi:10.1029/2005GL024242. The distribution of...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Zemmelink, Hendrik J., Houghton, Leah A., Dacey, John W. H., Worby, A. P., Liss, P. S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1912/419
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Summary:Author Posting. @ American Geophysical Union, 2005. This article is posted here by permission of American Geophysical Union for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Geophysical Research Letters 32 (2005): L23610, doi:10.1029/2005GL024242. The distribution of dimethylsulfide (DMS), dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) was examined in lead water in pack ice of the Weddell Sea. Samples were taken by pulling water into a syringe from a series of depths from 0.002 m to 4 m and deeper. Concentrations of DMS, DMSP and DMSO remained low throughout the water column relative to surface water, which was highly enriched. Concentrations of the major sulfur compounds increased by over an order of magnitude during periods with smooth surface water conditions. This increase coincided with a profound stratification of the water column, caused by a decrease in salinity of near surface water. We estimate that the DMS emission from leads and open water in Antarctic sea ice could contribute significantly to the yearly DMS flux from the Southern Ocean. This work was financially supported by the Marie Currie Training Site Fellowship (contract number HPMF-CT-2002-01865) and by Natural Environment Research Council, UK (award ref number NER/B/S/2003/00844).