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Carbonate content and stable isotopic composition of atmospheric aerosol carbon in the Canadian High Arctic
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences, 165 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic
Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487–8501, Japan
Kimitaka Kawamura
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Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487–8501, Japan
Bhagawati Kunwar
Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487–8501, Japan
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Lin Huang
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Science and Technology Branch, 4905 Dufferin St., Toronto, Canada
Dhananjay Kumar
Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487–8501, Japan
now at: Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas, New Delhi 110001, India
Md. Mozammel Haque
Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487–8501, Japan
School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, NUIST, Nanjing, 210044, China
Ambarish Pokhrel
Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487–8501, Japan
Sangeeta Sharma
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Science and Technology Branch, 4905 Dufferin St., Toronto, Canada
Leonard Barrie
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B9, Canada
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Carbonate carbon (CC) is not negligible in Arctic total suspended particles (TSPs). If not considered, CC biases the contribution of elemental and organic carbon. CC content in TSPs was strongly reflected in the δ13C values of total carbon (TC). The carbon contribution from CaCO3 supports the strong dependence of CC and δ13C on Ca. Finally, two hypothetical CC sources were identified based on the analysis of air mass back trajectories: dust resuspension and marine microorganisms.
Carbonate carbon (CC) is not negligible in Arctic total suspended particles (TSPs). If not...
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