Marine iodine emissions in a changing world

Carpenter, Lucy J., Chance, Rosie J., Sherwen, Tomás, Ball, Stephen M., Evans, Mat J., Hepach, Helmke, Hollis, Lloyd D. J., Jickells, Timothy D., Mahajan, Anoop, Stevens, David P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-4405, Tinel, Liselotte and Wadley, Martin R. (2021) Marine iodine emissions in a changing world. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 477 (2247). ISSN 1364-5021

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Abstract

Iodine is a critical trace element involved in many diverse and important processes in the Earth system. The importance of iodine for human health has been known for over a century, with low iodine in the diet being linked to goitre, cretinism and neonatal death. Research over the last few decades has shown that iodine has significant impacts on tropospheric photochemistry, ultimately impacting climate by reducing the radiative forcing of ozone (O3) and air quality by reducing extreme O3 concentrations in polluted regions. Iodine is naturally present in the ocean, predominantly as aqueous iodide and iodate. The rapid reaction of sea-surface iodide with O3 is believed to be the largest single source of gaseous iodine to the atmosphere. Due to increased anthropogenic O3, this release of iodine is believed to have increased dramatically over the twentieth century, by as much as a factor of 3. Uncertainties in the marine iodine distribution and global cycle are, however, major constraints in the effective prediction of how the emissions of iodine and its biogeochemical cycle may change in the future or have changed in the past. Here, we present a synthesis of recent results by our team and others which bring a fresh perspective to understanding the global iodine biogeochemical cycle. In particular, we suggest that future climate-induced oceanographic changes could result in a significant change in aqueous iodide concentrations in the surface ocean, with implications for atmospheric air quality and climate.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: global iodine cycle,halogens,iodide,iodine,ozone,sea-air interactions,mathematics(all),engineering(all),physics and astronomy(all),sdg 3 - good health and well-being,sdg 13 - climate action,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2600
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science > School of Mathematics
University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Fluid and Solid Mechanics
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 06 Mar 2021 00:57
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2023 14:31
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/79396
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2020.0824

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