Dimethyl sulfide and its oxidation products in the atmosphere of the Atlantic and southern oceans

B. Davison; C. O'Dowd; C. N. Hewitt; M. H. Smith; R. M. Harrison; D. A. Peel; E. Wolf; R. Mulvaney; M. Schwikowski; U. Baltensperger

doi:10.1016/1352-2310(95)00428-9

Dimethyl sulfide and its oxidation products in the atmosphere of the Atlantic and southern oceans

B. Davison
, C. O'Dowd
, C. N. Hewitt
, M. H. Smith
, R. M. Harrison
, D. A. Peel
, E. Wolf
, R. Mulvaney
, M. Schwikowski
, U. Baltensperger

Lancaster University
University of Manchester
University of Birmingham
British Antarctic Survey
Paul Scherrer Institut

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Abstract

Dimethyl sulfide, methane sulfonate, non-sea-salt sulfate and sulfur dioxide concentrations in air were obtained during a cruise between the U.K. and the Antarctic during the period October 1992-January 1993. In equatorial regions (30°N to 30°S) the atmospheric DMS concentration ranged from 3 to 46 ng(S)m^-3 with an average of 18 ng(S)m^-3. In the polar waters and regions south of the Falkland Islands concentrations from 3 to 714 ng(S)m^-3 were observed with a mean concentration of 73 ng(S)m^-3 Methane sulfonate concentrations were also enhanced in the vicinity of the Antarctic Peninsula and in the Weddell Sea. A simple model of DMS oxidation was used to estimate the ocean to atmosphere flux rate, and this was found to be within the range of previous estimates, with a mean value of 1011 ng(S)m^-2h^-1.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1895-1906
Number of pages	12
Journal	Atmospheric Environment
Volume	30
Issue number	10-11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/1352-2310(95)00428-9
Publication status	Published - May 1996
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1994 Joint 8th CACGP and 2nd IGAC Conference on Global Atmospheric Chemistry - Fuji Yoshida, Jpn Duration: 5 Sep 1994 → 9 Sep 1994

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Aerosol
Antarctica
Dimethyl sulfide

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Dimethyl sulfide and its oxidation products in the atmosphere of the Atlantic and southern oceans

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