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Daytime and nighttime aerosol soluble iron formation in clean and slightly polluted moist air in a coastal city in eastern China
Wenshuai Li
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Yuxuan Qi
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Yingchen Liu
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Guanru Wu
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Yanjing Zhang
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Jinhui Shi
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Wenjun Qu
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Lifang Sheng
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Wencai Wang
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Faculty of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862-8502, Japan
Yang Zhou
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Aerosol particles from mainland can transport to oceans and deposit, providing soluble Fe and affecting phytoplankton growth. Thus, we studied the dissolution process of aerosol Fe and found that photochemistry played a key role in promoting Fe dissolution in clean conditions. RH-dependent reactions were more influential in slightly polluted conditions. These results highlight the distinct roles of two weather-related parameters (radiation and RH) in influencing geochemical cycles related to Fe.
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