Modelling molecular iodine emissions in a coastal marine environment: The link to new particle formation

Saiz-Lopez, A., Plane, J. M. C., McFiggins, G., Williams, P. I., Ball, S. M., Bitter, M., Jones, R. L. and Hoffman, T. (2006) Modelling molecular iodine emissions in a coastal marine environment: The link to new particle formation. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 6 (4). pp. 883-895.

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Abstract

A model of iodine chemistry in the marine boundary layer (MBL) has been used to investigate the impact of daytime coastal emissions of molecular iodine (I2). The model contains a full treatment of gas-phase iodine chemistry, combined with a description of the nucleation and growth, by condensation and coagulation, of iodine oxide nano-particles. In-situ measurements of coastal emissions of I2 made by the broadband cavity ring-down spectroscopy (BBCRDS) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP/MS) techniques are presented and compared to long path differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) observations of I2 at Mace Head, Ireland. Simultaneous measurements of enhanced I2 emissions and particle bursts show that I2 is almost certainly the main precursor of new particles at this coastal location. The ratio of IO to I2 predicted by the model indicates that the iodine species observed by the DOAS are concentrated over a short distance (about 8% of the 4.2 km light path) consistent with the intertidal zone, bringing them into good agreement with the I2 measurements made by the two in-situ techniques. The model is then used to investigate the effect of iodine emission on ozone depletion, and the production of new particles and their evolution to form stable cloud condensation nuclei (CCN).

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2011 12:09
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2025 03:05
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/19616
DOI:	10.5194/acp-6-883-2006

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