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12 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 12 Nov 2020
| 12 Nov 2020
Snow heterogeneous reactivity of bromide with ozone lost during snow metamorphism
Jacinta Edebeli
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut,
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Jürg C. Trachsel
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf,
Switzerland
Sven E. Avak
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut,
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Markus Ammann
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut,
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Martin Schneebeli
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf,
Switzerland
Anja Eichler
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut,
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Thorsten Bartels-Rausch
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut,
Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Earth’s snow cover is very dynamic and can change its physical properties within hours, as is well known by skiers. Snow is also a well-known host of chemical reactions – the products of which impact air composition and quality. Here, we present laboratory experiments that show how the dynamics of snow make snow essentially inert with respect to gas-phase ozone with time despite its content of reactive chemicals. Impacts on polar atmospheric chemistry are discussed.
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