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Research article
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21 Mar 2016
Research article |
| 21 Mar 2016
Mercury oxidation from bromine chemistry in the free troposphere over the southeastern US
Sean Coburn
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO, USA
Barbara Dix
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Eric Edgerton
Atmospheric Research and Analysis (ARA) Inc., Plano, TX, USA
Christopher D. Holmes
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Douglas Kinnison
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, USA
Qing Liang
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Arnout ter Schure
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA, USA
Siyuan Wang
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO, USA
now at: Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Rainer Volkamer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), Boulder, CO, USA
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Here we present a day of case study measurements of the vertical distribution of bromine monoxide over the coastal region of the Gulf of Mexico. These measurements are used to assess the contribution of bromine radicals to the oxidation of elemental mercury in the troposphere. We find that the measured levels of bromine in the troposphere are sufficient to quickly oxidize mercury, which has significant implications for our understanding of atmospheric mercury processes.
Here we present a day of case study measurements of the vertical distribution of bromine...
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