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| Titel |
Seasonal changes in gaseous elemental mercury in relation to monsoon cycling over the northern South China Sea |
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C. M. Tseng, C. S. Liu, C. Lamborg |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 12, no. 16 ; Nr. 12, no. 16 (2012-08-16), S.7341-7350 |
| Datensatznummer |
250011387
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-12-7341-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The distribution of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM)
was determined in the surface atmosphere of the northern South China Sea
(SCS) during 12 SEATS cruises between May 2003 and December 2005. The sampling
and analysis of GEM were performed on board ship by using an on-line mercury
analyzer (GEMA). Distinct annual patterns were observed for the GEM with a
winter maximum of 5.7 ± 0.2 ng m−3 (n = 3) and minimum in summer
(2.8 ± 0.2; n = 3), with concentrations elevated 2–3 times global
background values. Source tracking through backward air trajectory analysis
demonstrated that during the northeast monsoon (winter), air masses came
from Eurasia, bringing continental- and industrial-derived GEM to the SCS.
In contrast, during summer southwest monsoon and inter-monsoon, air masses
were from the Indochina Peninsula and Indian Ocean and west Pacific Ocean.
This demonstrates the impact that long-range transport, as controlled by
seasonal monsoons, has on the Hg atmospheric distribution and cycling in the
SCS. |
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