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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7567-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7567-2017
© Author(s) 2017. 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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22 Jun 2017
Research article |
| 22 Jun 2017
Observations of bromine monoxide transport in the Arctic sustained on aerosol particles
Peter K. Peterson
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Denis Pöhler
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Holger Sihler
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Johannes Zielcke
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Stephan General
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Udo Frieß
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Ulrich Platt
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
William R. Simpson
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Son V. Nghiem
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Paul B. Shepson
Department of Chemistry, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences, and Purdue Climate Change
Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Brian H. Stirm
School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Suresh Dhaniyala
Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA
Thomas Wagner
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Dana R. Caulton
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Jose D. Fuentes
Department of Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Data sets
Implications of Arctic Sea Ice Reduction on Tropospheric Bromine, Ozone, and Mercury Chemical Processes, Transport, and Distribution S. V. Nghiem, U. Platt, P. B. Shepson, W. R. and Simpson https://nex.nasa.gov/nex/projects/1388/
Studies of the Production of Molecular Halogens in Arctic Snowpacks and on Sea Ice Surfaces P. Shepson https://arcticdata.io/catalog/#view/urn:uuid:cf8576c7-595a-4774-b275-0e979152f7eb
Short summary
High-spatial-resolution aircraft measurements in the Arctic showed the sustained transport of reactive bromine in a lofted layer via heterogeneous reactions on aerosol particles. This process provides an explanation for free tropospheric reactive bromine and the significant spatial extent of satellite-observed bromine monoxide. The knowledge gained herein improves our understanding of the fate and transport of atmospheric pollutants in the Arctic.
High-spatial-resolution aircraft measurements in the Arctic showed the sustained transport of...
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