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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13339-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-13339-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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02 Dec 2015
Research article |
| 02 Dec 2015
Boundary layer new particle formation over East Antarctic sea ice – possible Hg-driven nucleation?
Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
now at: CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere Business Unit, Aspendale, Australia
R. Schofield
School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
M. D. Keywood
CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere Business Unit, Aspendale, Australia
J. Ward
CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere Business Unit, Aspendale, Australia
J. R. Pierce
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
C. M. Gionfriddo
School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
M. T. Tate
United States Geological Survey, Wisconsin, USA
D. P. Krabbenhoft
United States Geological Survey, Wisconsin, USA
I. E. Galbally
CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere Business Unit, Aspendale, Australia
S. B. Molloy
CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere Business Unit, Aspendale, Australia
A. R. Klekociuk
Australian Antarctic Division, Hobart, Australia
P. V. Johnston
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Lauder, New Zealand
K. Kreher
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Lauder, New Zealand
now at: Bodeker Scientific, Alexandra, New Zealand
A. J. Thomas
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Lauder, New Zealand
A. D. Robinson
Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England
N. R. P. Harris
Centre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England
R. Johnson
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
S. R. Wilson
Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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Short summary
An atmospheric new particle formation event that was observed in the pristine East Antarctic pack ice during a springtime voyage in 2012 is characterised in terms of formation and growth rates. Known nucleation mechanisms (e.g. those involving sulfate, iodine and organics) were unable to explain observations; however, correlations with total gaseous mercury were found, leading to the suggestion of a possible mercury-driven nucleation mechanism not previously described.
An atmospheric new particle formation event that was observed in the pristine East Antarctic...
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