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Temporal variation in 129I and 127I in aerosols from Xi'an, China: influence of East Asian monsoon and heavy haze events
Luyuan Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key
Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application,
Xi'an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment CAS, Xi'an 710061, China
Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
Open Studio for Oceanic-Continental Climate and Environment Changes,
Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao),
Qingdao 266061, China
Xiaolin Hou
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key
Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application,
Xi'an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment CAS, Xi'an 710061, China
Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710061, China
Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark,
Risø Campus, Roskilde 4000, Denmark
Open Studio for Oceanic-Continental Climate and Environment Changes,
Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao),
Qingdao 266061, China
Sheng Xu
Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin
300072, China
Tian Feng
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key
Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application,
Xi'an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment CAS, Xi'an 710061, China
Peng Cheng
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key
Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application,
Xi'an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment CAS, Xi'an 710061, China
Yunchong Fu
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key
Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application,
Xi'an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment CAS, Xi'an 710061, China
Ning Chen
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key
Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application,
Xi'an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment CAS, Xi'an 710061, China
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Stratospheric ozone protects life on Earth from harmful UV-B radiation. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are man-made compounds which act to destroy this barrier.
This paper presents (1) the first measurements of the stratospheric δ(37Cl) of CFCs -11 and -113; (2) the first quantification of long-term trends in the tropospheric δ(37Cl) of CFCs -11, -12 and -113.
This study provides a better understanding of source and sink processes associated with these destructive compounds.
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Short summary
To trace the long-range transport of air pollutants and understand the atmospheric effect of iodine, the daily-resolution temporal variations of 129I and 127I in aerosols from a monsoonal city indicate the East Asian monsoon and fossil fuel combustion plays crucial roles on transport of 129I from Europe to East Asia and on elevated 127I concentrations. Through linking iodine isotopes with five major air pollutants, this study proposes the possible role of iodine in urban air pollution.
To trace the long-range transport of air pollutants and understand the atmospheric effect of...
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