Articles | Volume 16, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016
Research article
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08 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 08 Jul 2016

New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale

Hélène Angot, Olivier Magand, Detlev Helmig, Philippe Ricaud, Boris Quennehen, Hubert Gallée, Massimo Del Guasta, Francesca Sprovieri, Nicola Pirrone, Joël Savarino, and Aurélien Dommergue

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Land-based monitoring sites GMOS http://sdi.iia.cnr.it/geoint/publicpage/GMOS/gmos_historical.zul

Short summary
While the Arctic has been extensively monitored, there is still much to be learned from the Antarctic continent regarding the processes that govern the budget of atmospheric mercury species. We report here the first year-round measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg(0)) in the atmosphere and in snowpack interstitial air on the East Antarctic ice sheet. The striking reactivity observed on the Antarctic plateau most likely influences the cycle of atmospheric mercury on a continental scale.
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