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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
卷 16, 期 13, 页码 8249-8264出版社
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016
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- Labex OSUG@ (Investissements d'avenir) [ANR10 LABX56]
- Institut Universitaire de France
- French Polar Institute IPEV [1028, 1011]
- U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF, PLR) [1142145]
- IPEV program [CALVA/1013]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP) [1142145] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Under the framework of the GMOS project (Global Mercury Observation System) atmospheric mercury monitoring has been implemented at Concordia Station on the high-altitude Antarctic plateau (75 degrees 06'S, 123 degrees 20'E, 3220m above sea level). We report here the first year-round measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg(0)) in the atmosphere and in snowpack interstitial air on the East Antarctic ice sheet. This unique data set shows evidence of an intense oxidation of atmospheric Hg(0) in summer (24-hour daylight) due to the high oxidative capacity of the Antarctic plateau atmosphere in this period of the year. Summertime Hg(0) concentrations exhibited a pronounced daily cycle in ambient air with maximal concentrations around midday. Photochemical reactions and chemical exchange at the air-snow interface were prominent, highlighting the role of the snowpack on the atmospheric mercury cycle. Our observations reveal a 20 to 30% decrease of atmospheric Hg(0) concentrations from May to mid-August (winter, 24 h darkness). This phenomenon has not been reported elsewhere and possibly results from the dry deposition of Hg(0) onto the snowpack. We also reveal the occurrence of multi-day to weeklong atmospheric Hg(0) depletion events in summer, not associated with depletions of ozone, and likely due to a stagnation of air masses above the plateau triggering an accumulation of oxidants within the shallow boundary layer. Our observations suggest that the inland atmospheric reservoir is depleted in Hg(0) in summer. Due to katabatic winds flowing out from the Antarctic plateau down the steep vertical drops along the coast and according to observations at coastal Antarctic stations, the striking reactivity observed on the plateau most likely influences the cycle of atmospheric mercury on a continental scale.
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