Tools
Tools
Phillips, Daniel P., Hopkins, Frances E., Bell, Thomas G., Liss, Peter S., Nightingale, Philip D., Reeves, Claire E. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4071-1926, Wohl, Charel and Yang, Mingxi
(2021)
Air–sea exchange of acetone, acetaldehyde, DMS and isoprene at a UK coastal site.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21 (13).
pp. 10111-10132.
ISSN 1680-7324
Preview |
PDF (Published_Version)
- Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution. Download (2MB) | Preview |
Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and are important for atmospheric chemistry. Large uncertainties remain in the role of the ocean in the atmospheric VOC budget because of poorly constrained marine sources and sinks. There are very few direct measurements of air-sea VOC fluxes near the coast, where natural marine emissions could influence coastal air quality (i.e. ozone, aerosols) and terrestrial gaseous emissions could be taken up by the coastal seas. To address this, we present air-sea flux measurements of acetone, acetaldehyde and dimethylsulfide (DMS) at the coastal Penlee Point Atmospheric Observatory (PPAO) in the south-west UK during the spring (April-May 2018). Fluxes of these gases were measured simultaneously by eddy covariance (EC) using a proton-transfer-reaction quadrupole mass spectrometer. Comparisons are made between two wind sectors representative of different air-water exchange regimes: the open-water sector facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the terrestrially influenced Plymouth Sound fed by two estuaries. Mean EC (±1 standard error) fluxes of acetone, acetaldehyde and DMS from the open-water wind sector were -8.0±0.8, -1.6±1.4 and 4.7±0.6μmolm-2d-1 respectively ("-"sign indicates net air-to-sea deposition). These measurements are generally comparable (same order of magnitude) to previous measurements in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean at the same latitude. In comparison, the Plymouth Sound wind sector showed respective fluxes of -12.9±1.4, -4.5±1.7 and 1.8±0.8μmolm-2d-1. The greater deposition fluxes of acetone and acetaldehyde within the Plymouth Sound were likely to a large degree driven by higher atmospheric concentrations from the terrestrial wind sector. The reduced DMS emission from the Plymouth Sound was caused by a combination of lower wind speed and likely lower dissolved concentrations as a result of the estuarine influence (i.e. dilution). In addition, we measured the near-surface seawater concentrations of acetone, acetaldehyde, DMS and isoprene from a marine station 6km offshore. Comparisons are made between EC fluxes from the open-water and bulk air-sea VOC fluxes calculated using air and water concentrations with a two-layer (TL) model of gas transfer. The calculated TL fluxes agree with the EC measurements with respect to the directions and magnitudes of fluxes, implying that any recently proposed surface emissions of acetone and acetaldehyde would be within the propagated uncertainty of 2.6μmolm-2d-1. The computed transfer velocities of DMS, acetone and acetaldehyde from the EC fluxes and air and water concentrations are largely consistent with previous transfer velocity estimates from the open ocean. This suggests that wind, rather than bottom-driven turbulence and current velocity, is the main driver for gas exchange within the open-water sector at PPAO (depth of -1/420m).
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | atmospheric science,sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1902 |
| 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 > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit |
| Related URLs: | |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2021 00:09 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2024 00:24 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80702 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/acp-21-10111-2021 |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |