Cloud processing of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) oxidation products limits sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbonyl sulfide (OCS) production in the eastern North Atlantic marine boundary layer
Delaney B. Kilgour,Christopher M. Jernigan,Olga Garmash,Sneha Aggarwal,Shengqian Zhou,Claudia Mohr,Matt E. Salter,Joel A. Thornton,Jian Wang,Paul Zieger,and Timothy H. Bertram
Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
Shengqian Zhou
Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
Center for Aerosol Science and Engineering, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
We report simultaneous measurements of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and hydroperoxymethyl thioformate (HPMTF) in the eastern North Atlantic. We use an observationally constrained box model to show that cloud loss is the dominant sink of HPMTF in this region over 6 weeks, resulting in large reductions in DMS-derived products that contribute to aerosol formation and growth. Our findings indicate that fast cloud processing of HPMTF must be included in global models to accurately capture the sulfur cycle.
We report simultaneous measurements of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and hydroperoxymethyl thioformate...