Articles | Volume 16, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12219-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12219-2016
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29 Sep 2016
Research article |  | 29 Sep 2016

Biogenic halocarbons from the Peruvian upwelling region as tropospheric halogen source

Helmke Hepach, Birgit Quack, Susann Tegtmeier, Anja Engel, Astrid Bracher, Steffen Fuhlbrügge, Luisa Galgani, Elliot L. Atlas, Johannes Lampel, Udo Frieß, and Kirstin Krüger

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We present surface seawater measurements of bromo- and iodocarbons, which are involved in numerous atmospheric processes such as tropospheric and stratospheric ozone chemistry, from the highly productive Peruvian upwelling. By combining trace gas measurements, characterization of organic matter and phytoplankton species, and tropospheric modelling, we show that large amounts of iodocarbons produced from the pool of organic matter may contribute strongly to local tropospheric iodine loading.
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