Ionic composition of Antarctic aerosol at Neumayer station (2011-2019)

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Main Authors: Weller, Rolf, Legrand, Michel
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author Weller, Rolf
Legrand, Michel
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Legrand, Michel
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contents Year-round records of the ionic composition of Antarctic aerosol were obtained at the inland Dome C (DC) and coastal Neumayer (NM) sites, with additional observations of black carbon at NM. Discussions focus on the origin of ammonium in Antarctica. This first Antarctic atmospheric study of several species emitted by biomass burning indicates that black carbon, oxalate, and fine potassium reach a maximum in October in relation to biomass burning activity in the southern hemisphere. Ammonium reaches a maximum two months later, suggesting that biomass burning remains a minor ammonium source there. The ammonium maximum in December coincides with the occurrence of diatom blooms in the austral ocean, suggesting that oceanic ammonia emissions are the main source of ammonium in Antarctica. The ammonium to sulfur-derived biogenic species molar ratio of 0.15 in summer suggests far lower ammonia emissions from the polar ocean than mid-latitude southern oceans.
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spellingShingle Ionic composition of Antarctic aerosol at Neumayer station (2011-2019)
Weller, Rolf
Legrand, Michel
aerosol; Air chemistry observatory; ammonium; Ammonium; biomass burning; black carbon; Black carbon, aerosol; DATE/TIME; Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica; Duration; HEIGHT above ground; Ion chromatography; Methanesulfonic acid; Neumayer_based; Neumayer_SPUSO; NEUMAYER III; Oxalate; Ratio; SPUSO; Sulfate, non-sea-salt
Year-round records of the ionic composition of Antarctic aerosol were obtained at the inland Dome C (DC) and coastal Neumayer (NM) sites, with additional observations of black carbon at NM. Discussions focus on the origin of ammonium in Antarctica. This first Antarctic atmospheric study of several species emitted by biomass burning indicates that black carbon, oxalate, and fine potassium reach a maximum in October in relation to biomass burning activity in the southern hemisphere. Ammonium reaches a maximum two months later, suggesting that biomass burning remains a minor ammonium source there. The ammonium maximum in December coincides with the occurrence of diatom blooms in the austral ocean, suggesting that oceanic ammonia emissions are the main source of ammonium in Antarctica. The ammonium to sulfur-derived biogenic species molar ratio of 0.15 in summer suggests far lower ammonia emissions from the polar ocean than mid-latitude southern oceans.
title Ionic composition of Antarctic aerosol at Neumayer station (2011-2019)
topic aerosol; Air chemistry observatory; ammonium; Ammonium; biomass burning; black carbon; Black carbon, aerosol; DATE/TIME; Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica; Duration; HEIGHT above ground; Ion chromatography; Methanesulfonic acid; Neumayer_based; Neumayer_SPUSO; NEUMAYER III; Oxalate; Ratio; SPUSO; Sulfate, non-sea-salt
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.931366