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| Titel |
Temporal and spatial variability of the stable isotopic composition of atmospheric molecular hydrogen: observations at six EUROHYDROS stations |
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A. M. Batenburg, S. Walter, G. Pieterse, I. Levin, M. Schmidt, A. Jordan, S. Hammer, C. Yver, T. Röckmann |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 11, no. 14 ; Nr. 11, no. 14 (2011-07-20), S.6985-6999 |
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250009928
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-11-6985-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Despite the potential of isotope measurements to improve our understanding
of the global atmospheric molecular hydrogen (H2) cycle, few H2
isotope data have been published so far. Now, within the EUROpean network
for atmospheric HYDRogen Observations and Studies project (EUROHYDROS),
weekly to monthly air samples from six locations in a global sampling
network have been analysed for H2 mixing ratio (m(H2)) and the
stable isotopic composition of the H2 (δ(D,H2), hereafter
referred to as δD). The time series thus obtained now cover one to five years
for all stations. This is the largest set of ground station observations of
δD so far. Annual average δD values are higher at the Southern Hemisphere (SH)
than at the Northern Hemisphere (NH) stations; the maximum is observed at
Neumayer (Antarctica), and the minimum at the non-arctic NH stations. The
maximum seasonal differences in δD range from ≈18 ‰ at Neumayer to
≈45 ‰ at Schauinsland (Southern Germany); in general, seasonal
variability is largest at the NH stations. The timing of minima and maxima
differs per station as well. In Alert (Arctic Canada), the variations in
δD and m(H2) can be approximated as simple harmonic functions with a
≈5-month relative phase shift. This out-of-phase seasonal
behaviour of δD and m(H2) can also be detected, but delayed and with a
≈6-month relative phase shift, at Mace Head and Cape Verde.
However, no seasonal δD cycle could be observed at Schauinsland, which likely
reflects the larger influence of local sources and sinks at this continental
station. At the two SH stations, no seasonal cycle could be detected in the
δD data. If it is assumed that the sink processes are the main drivers of the
observed seasonality in m(H2) and δD on the NH, the relative seasonal
variations can be used to estimate the relative sink strength of the two
major sinks, deposition to soils and atmospheric oxidation by the hydroxyl
(OH) radical. For the NH coastal and marine stations this analysis suggests
that the relative contribution of soil uptake to the total annual H2
removal increases with latitude. |
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