Biological production of methyl bromide in the coastal waters of the North Sea and open ocean of the northeast Atlantic

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Baker, J.M., Reeves, C.E., Penkett, S.A., Nightingale, P.D., Gibb, S.W. and Hatton, A.D. (1999) Biological production of methyl bromide in the coastal waters of the North Sea and open ocean of the northeast Atlantic. Marine Chemistry, 64 (4). pp. 267-285. ISSN 0304-4203

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Abstract

Two separate studies in different oceanic regions provide evidence for the production of methyl bromide (CHBr) by the prymnesiophyte Phaeocystis. A sampling program to study the seasonal cycle of CHBr in a coastal area demonstrated that the seawater was supersaturated with respect to CHBr for over 3 months of the year. The greatest saturation was observed during a bloom of Phaeocystis. Also, in situ field measurements demonstrated that CHBr was supersaturated over a large region of the northeast Atlantic. A positive correlation was observed between CHBr and dimethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP), indicating that there was a source common to both compounds. An accessory pigment, hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin, which indicates the presence of prymnesiophytes, also correlated positively with CHBr.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	methyl bromide,air-sea gas exchange,phaeocystis,chlorophyll,pigments,sulphur
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Atmospheric Chemistry (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climate, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	08 Nov 2013 13:12
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2025 04:29
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/44334
DOI:	10.1016/S0304-4203(98)00077-2

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