Isoprene mixing ratio in ambient air across the Southern Ocean in the austral summer of 2016/2017, during the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE).

• Main Authors: Bolas, Conor G., Ferracci, Valerio, Jones, Roderic L., Harris, Neil R.P.
• Other Authors: Tummon, Fiona, Schmale, Julia
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2020
• Subjects: isoprene; BVOCs; marine VOCs; iDirac; Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition; ACE; Southern Ocean; Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctic; Swiss Polar Institute
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5674685

Dataset abstract This dataset contains the mixing ratios of isoprene (C5H8) in ambient air measured during the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition around the Southern Ocean in the austral summer of 2016/2017 using the iDirac, an autonomous gas chromatograph (Bolas et al., 2020). Samples were collected at a temporal resolution of approximately 10 minutes, with sizeable gaps in the dataset during Legs 1 and 3 due to instrument malfunction. Isoprene represents one of the largest biogenic emissions on the planet. While the magnitude and mechanism of its emissions on land are well established, there is still large uncertainty on the drivers of marine isoprene emissions. This dataset, consisting of continuous measurements at a relatively high temporal resolution, represents a unique opportunity to better understand marine isoprene emissions in the Southern Ocean. Dataset contents ace_isoprene_mixing_ratio_ambient_air_v1.1.csv, data file, comma-separated values data_file_header.txt, metadata, text README.txt, metadata, text change_log.txt, metadata, text Change log v1.1 - data files updated more accurate isoprene quantification from improved chromatogram baseline removal v1.0 - initial release of dataset The Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition was made possible by funding from the Swiss Polar Institute and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.