Gas phase acid, ammonia and aerosol ionic and trace element   concentrations at Cape Verde during the Reactive Halogens in the   Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe) 2007 intensive sampling period

Abstract. We report mixing ratios of soluble reactive trace gases sampled with mist chambers and the chemical composition of bulk aerosol and volatile inorganic bromine (Brg) sampled with filter packs during the Reactive Halogens in the Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe) field campaign at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO) on São Vicente island in the tropical North Atlantic in May and June 2007. The gas-phase data include HCl, HNO3, HONO, HCOOH, CH3COOH, NH3, and volatile reactive chlorine other than HCl (Cl*). Aerosol samples were analyzed by neutron activation (Na, Al, Cl, V, Mn, and Br) and ion chromatography (SO42−, Cl−, Br−, NH4+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, and Ca2+). Content and quality of the data, which are available under doi:10.5281/zenodo.6956, are presented and discussed.

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Gas phase acid, ammonia and aerosol ionic and trace element concentrations at Cape Verde during the Reactive Halogens in the Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe) 2007 intensive sampling period

Earth System Science Data ◽

10.5194/essd-5-385-2013 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 385-392 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

R. Sander ◽

A. A. P. Pszenny ◽

W. C. Keene ◽

E. Crete ◽

B. Deegan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Gas Phase ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Sampling Period ◽

Cape Verde ◽

Mixing Ratios ◽

Tropical North Atlantic ◽

Reactive Trace Gases ◽

Intensive Sampling

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Reactive Halogens in the Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe): the tropical North Atlantic experiments

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ◽

10.5194/acp-10-1031-2010 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 1031-1055 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

J. D. Lee ◽

G. McFiggans ◽

J. D. Allan ◽

A. R. Baker ◽

S. M. Ball ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

North Atlantic ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Cape Verde ◽

Aerosol Composition ◽

Air Mass ◽

Mixing Ratios ◽

Tropical North Atlantic ◽

Halogen Species

Abstract. The NERC UK SOLAS-funded Reactive Halogens in the Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe) programme comprised three field experiments. This manuscript presents an overview of the measurements made within the two simultaneous remote experiments conducted in the tropical North Atlantic in May and June 2007. Measurements were made from two mobile and one ground-based platforms. The heavily instrumented cruise D319 on the RRS Discovery from Lisbon, Portugal to São Vicente, Cape Verde and back to Falmouth, UK was used to characterise the spatial distribution of boundary layer components likely to play a role in reactive halogen chemistry. Measurements onboard the ARSF Dornier aircraft were used to allow the observations to be interpreted in the context of their vertical distribution and to confirm the interpretation of atmospheric structure in the vicinity of the Cape Verde islands. Long-term ground-based measurements at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO) on São Vicente were supplemented by long-term measurements of reactive halogen species and characterisation of additional trace gas and aerosol species during the intensive experimental period. This paper presents a summary of the measurements made within the RHaMBLe remote experiments and discusses them in their meteorological and chemical context as determined from these three platforms and from additional meteorological analyses. Air always arrived at the CVAO from the North East with a range of air mass origins (European, Atlantic and North American continental). Trace gases were present at stable and fairly low concentrations with the exception of a slight increase in some anthropogenic components in air of North American origin, though NOx mixing ratios during this period remained below 20 pptv (note the non-IUPAC adoption in this manuscript of pptv and ppbv, equivalent to pmol mol−1 and nmol mol−1 to reflect common practice). Consistency with these air mass classifications is observed in the time series of soluble gas and aerosol composition measurements, with additional identification of periods of slightly elevated dust concentrations consistent with the trajectories passing over the African continent. The CVAO is shown to be broadly representative of the wider North Atlantic marine boundary layer; measurements of NO, O3 and black carbon from the ship are consistent with a clean Northern Hemisphere marine background. Aerosol composition measurements do not indicate elevated organic material associated with clean marine air. Closer to the African coast, black carbon and NO levels start to increase, indicating greater anthropogenic influence. Lower ozone in this region is possibly associated with the increased levels of measured halocarbons, associated with the nutrient rich waters of the Mauritanian upwelling. Bromide and chloride deficits in coarse mode aerosol at both the CVAO and on D319 and the continuous abundance of inorganic gaseous halogen species at CVAO indicate significant reactive cycling of halogens. Aircraft measurements of O3 and CO show that surface measurements are representative of the entire boundary layer in the vicinity both in diurnal variability and absolute levels. Above the inversion layer similar diurnal behaviour in O3 and CO is observed at lower mixing ratios in the air that had originated from south of Cape Verde, possibly from within the ITCZ. ECMWF calculations on two days indicate very different boundary layer depths and aircraft flights over the ship replicate this, giving confidence in the calculated boundary layer depth.

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Reactive Halogens in the Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe): the tropical North Atlantic experiments

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions ◽

10.5194/acpd-9-21717-2009 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 21717-21783 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

J. D. Lee ◽

G. McFiggans ◽

J. D. Allan ◽

A. R. Baker ◽

S. M. Ball ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

North Atlantic ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Cape Verde ◽

Aerosol Composition ◽

Air Mass ◽

Mixing Ratios ◽

Tropical North Atlantic ◽

Halogen Species

Abstract. The NERC UK SOLAS-funded Reactive Halogens in the Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe) programme comprised three field experiments. This manuscript presents an overview of the measurements made within the two simultaneous remote experiments conducted in the tropical North Atlantic in May and June 2007. Measurements were made from two mobile and one ground-based platforms. The heavily instrumented cruise D319 on the RRS Discovery from Lisbon, Portugal to São Vicente, Cape Verde and back to Falmouth, UK was used to characterise the spatial distribution of boundary layer components likely to play a role in reactive halogen chemistry. Measurements onboard the ARSF Dornier aircraft were used to allow the observations to be interpreted in the context of their vertical distribution and to confirm the interpretation of atmospheric structure in the vicinity of the Cape Verde islands. Long-term ground-based measurements at the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory (CVAO) on São Vicente were supplemented by long-term measurements of reactive halogen species and characterisation of additional trace gas and aerosol species during the intensive experimental period. This paper presents a summary of the measurements made within the RHaMBLe remote experiments and discusses them in their meteorological and chemical context as determined from these three platforms and from additional meteorological analyses. Air always arrived at the CVAO from the North East with a range of air mass origins (European, Atlantic and North American continental). Trace gases were present at stable and fairly low concentrations with the exception of a slight increase in some anthropogenic components in air of North American origin, though NOx mixing ratios during this period remained below 20 pptv. Consistency with these air mass classifications is observed in the time series of soluble gas and aerosol composition measurements, with additional identification of periods of slightly elevated dust concentrations consistent with the trajectories passing over the African continent. The CVAO is shown to be broadly representative of the wider North Atlantic marine boundary layer; measurements of NO, O3 and black carbon from the ship are consistent with a clean Northern Hemisphere marine background. Aerosol composition measurements do not indicate elevated organic material associated with clean marine air. Closer to the African coast, black carbon and NO levels start to increase, indicating greater anthropogenic influence. Lower ozone in this region is possibly associated with the increased levels of measured halocarbons, associated with the nutrient rich waters of the Mauritanian upwelling. Bromide and chloride deficits in coarse mode aerosol at both the CVAO and on D319 and the continuous abundance of inorganic gaseous halogen species at CVAO indicate significant reactive cycling of halogens. Aircraft measurements of O3 and CO show that surface measurements are representative of the entire boundary layer in the vicinity both in diurnal variability and absolute levels. Above the inversion layer similar diurnal behaviour in O3 and CO is observed at lower mixing ratios in the air that had originated from south of Cape Verde, possibly from within the ITCZ. ECMWF calculations on two days indicate very different boundary layer depths and aircraft flights over the ship replicate this, giving confidence in the calculated boundary layer depth.

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Evidence for renoxification in the tropical marine boundary layer

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ◽

10.5194/acp-17-4081-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 4081-4092 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Chris Reed ◽

Mathew J. Evans ◽

Leigh R. Crilley ◽

William J. Bloss ◽

Tomás Sherwen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Organic Nitrogen ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Model Simulation ◽

Cape Verde ◽

Box Model ◽

Nitrogen Species ◽

Dominant Source ◽

Mixing Ratios ◽

Solar Noon

Abstract. We present 2 years of NOx observations from the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory located in the tropical Atlantic boundary layer. We find that NOx mixing ratios peak around solar noon (at 20–30 pptV depending on season), which is counter to box model simulations that show a midday minimum due to OH conversion of NO2 to HNO3. Production of NOx via decomposition of organic nitrogen species and the photolysis of HNO3 appear insufficient to provide the observed noontime maximum. A rapid photolysis of nitrate aerosol to produce HONO and NO2, however, is able to simulate the observed diurnal cycle. This would make it the dominant source of NOx at this remote marine boundary layer site, overturning the previous paradigm according to which the transport of organic nitrogen species, such as PAN, is the dominant source. We show that observed mixing ratios (November–December 2015) of HONO at Cape Verde (∼ 3.5 pptV peak at solar noon) are consistent with this route for NOx production. Reactions between the nitrate radical and halogen hydroxides which have been postulated in the literature appear to improve the box model simulation of NOx. This rapid conversion of aerosol phase nitrate to NOx changes our perspective of the NOx cycling chemistry in the tropical marine boundary layer, suggesting a more chemically complex environment than previously thought.

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Evidence for renoxification in the tropical marine boundary layer

10.5194/acp-2016-1111 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Chris Reed ◽

Mathew J. Evans ◽

Leigh R. Crilley ◽

William J. Bloss ◽

Tomás Sherwen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Organic Nitrogen ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Model Simulation ◽

Cape Verde ◽

Box Model ◽

Nitrogen Species ◽

Dominant Source ◽

Mixing Ratios ◽

Solar Noon

Abstract. We present two years of NOx observations from the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory located in the tropical Atlantic boundary layer. We find NOx mixing ratios peak around solar noon (at 20–30 pptV depending on season), which is counter to box model simulations that show a midday minimum due to OH conversion of NO2 to HNO3. Production of NOx via decomposition of organic nitrogen species and the photolysis of HNO3 appear insufficient to provide the observed noon-time maximum. A rapid photolysis of nitrate aerosol to produce HONO and NO2, however, is able to simulate the observed diurnal cycle. This would make it the dominant source of NOx at this remote marine boundary layer site overturning the previous paradigm of transport of organic nitrogen species such as PAN being the dominant source. We show that observed mixing ratios (Nov–Dec 2015) of HONO at Cape Verde (~ 2.5 pptV peak at solar noon) are consistent with this route for NOx production. Reactions between the nitrate radical and halogen hydroxides which have been postulated in the literature appear to improve the box model simulation. This rapid conversion of aerosol phase nitrate to NOx changes our perspective of the NOx cycling chemistry in the tropical marine boundary layer, suggesting a more chemically complex environment than previously thought.

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Influence of Water on the Gas-Phase Reaction of Dimethyl Sulfide with BrO in the Marine Boundary Layer

ACS Omega ◽

10.1021/acsomega.0c05945 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 2410-2419

Author(s):

Junyao Li ◽

Narcisse T. Tsona ◽

Shanshan Tang ◽

Xiuhui Zhang ◽

Lin Du

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Gas Phase ◽

Dimethyl Sulfide ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Phase Reaction ◽

Gas Phase Reaction ◽

Influence Of Water

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Atmospheric bromoform at Mace Head, Ireland: seasonality and evidence for a peatland source

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ◽

10.5194/acp-5-2927-2005 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 5 (11) ◽

pp. 2927-2934 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

L. J. Carpenter ◽

D. J. Wevill ◽

S. O'Doherty ◽

G. Spain ◽

P. G. Simmonds

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Wind Direction ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Land Breeze ◽

Peat Bogs ◽

Mixing Ratios ◽

The North ◽

Prevailing Wind Direction ◽

Atmospheric Observations ◽

Summer Minimum

Abstract. In situ atmospheric observations of bromoform (CHBr3) made over a 2.5 year period at Mace Head, Ireland from May 2001- Dec 2003, including during the NAMBLEX (North Atlantic Marine Boundary Layer Experiment) campaign, show broad maxima from spring until autumn and winter minima, with mixing ratios of 5.3+1.0 pptv (mid March - mid October) and 1.8+0.8 pptv (December-February). This indicates that, unlike CHCl3, which has a summer minimum and winter maximum at Mace Head, local biological sources of CHBr3 have a greater influence on the atmospheric data than photochemical decay during long-range transport. The emission sources are predominantly macroalgal, but we find evidence for a small terrestrial flux from peatland ecosystems, which so far has not been accounted for in the CHBr3 budget. Sharp increases in CHCl3 and CHBr3 concentrations and decreases in O3 concentrations occurred at night when the wind direction switched from an ocean- to a land-based sector (land breeze) and the wind speed dropped to below 5 ms-1. These observations infer a shallow atmospheric boundary layer with increased O3 deposition and concentration of local emissions of both CHCl3 and CHBr3. The ratio of ΔCHCl3/ΔCHBr3 varied strongly according to the prevailing wind direction; from 0.60+0.15 in south-easterly (100-170° and northerly (340-20°) air to 2.5+0.4 in north-easterly (40-70°) air. Of these land-sectors, the south-easterly air masses are likely to be strongly influenced by macroalgal beds along the coast and the emission ratios probably reflect those from seaweeds in addition to land sources. The north-easterly airmasses however had an immediate fetch inland, which locally is comprised of coastal peatland ecosystems (peat bogs and coastal conifer plantations), previously identified as being strong sources of atmospheric CHCl3 under these conditions. Although we cannot entirely rule out other local land or coastal sources, our observations also suggest peatland ecosystem emissions of CHBr3. We use correlations between CHCl3 and CHBr3 during the north-easterly land breeze events in conjunction with previous estimates of local wetland CHCl3 release to tentatively deduce a global wetland CHBr3 source of 20.4(0.4-948) Gg yr-1, which is approximately 7% of the total global source.

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Inorganic bromine in the marine boundary layer: a critical review

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions ◽

10.5194/acpd-3-2963-2003 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 2963-3050 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

R. Sander ◽

W. C. Keene ◽

A. A. P. Pszenny ◽

R. Arimoto ◽

G. P. Ayers ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Gas Phase ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Sea Water ◽

Ocean Surface ◽

Sea Salt ◽

Future Research ◽

Laboratory Studies ◽

Model Calculations ◽

Sea Salt Aerosol

Abstract. The cycling of inorganic bromine in the marine boundary layer (mbl) has received increased attention in recent years. Bromide, a constituent of sea water, is injected into the atmosphere in association with sea-salt aerosol by breaking waves on the ocean surface. Measurements reveal that supermicrometer sea-salt aerosol is depleted in bromine by about 50% relative to conservative tracers, whereas marine submicrometer aerosol is often enriched in bromine. Model calculations, laboratory studies, and field observations strongly suggest that these depletions reflect the chemical transformation of particulate bromide to reactive inorganic gases that influence the processing of ozone and other important constituents of marine air. However, currently available techniques cannot reliably quantify many \\chem{Br}-containing compounds at ambient concentrations and, consequently, our understanding of inorganic Br cycling over the oceans and its global significance are uncertain. To provide a more coherent framework for future research, we have reviewed measurements in marine aerosol, the gas phase, and in rain. We also summarize sources and sinks, as well as model and laboratory studies of chemical transformations. The focus is on inorganic bromine over the open oceans, excluding the polar regions. The generation of sea-salt aerosol at the ocean surface is the major tropospheric source producing about 6.2 Tg/a of bromide. The transport of Br from continents (as mineral aerosol, and as products from biomass-burning and fossil-fuel combustion) can be of local importance. Transport of degradation products of long-lived Br-containing compounds from the stratosphere and other sources contribute lesser amounts. Available evidence suggests that, following aerosol acidification, sea-salt bromide reacts to form Br2 and BrCl that volatilize to the gas phase and photolyze in daylight to produce atomic Br and Cl. Subsequent transformations can destroy tropospheric ozone, oxidize dimethylsulfide (DMS) and hydrocarbons in the gas phase and S(IV) in aerosol solutions, and thereby potentially influence climate. The diurnal cycle of gas-phase \\Br and the corresponding particulate Br deficits are correlated. Higher values of Br in the gas phase during daytime are consistent with expectations based on photochemistry. Mechanisms that explain the widely reported accumulation of particulate Br in submicrometer aerosols are not yet understood. We expect that the importance of inorganic Br cycling will vary in the future as a function of both increasing acidification of the atmosphere (through anthropogenic emissions) and climate changes. The latter affects bromine cycling via meteorological factors including global wind fields (and the associated production of sea-salt aerosol), temperature, and relative humidity.

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Modelling multi-phase halogen chemistry in the remote marine boundary layer: investigation of the influence of aerosol size resolution on predicted gas- and condensed-phase chemistry

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions ◽

10.5194/acpd-9-5289-2009 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 5289-5320 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. Lowe ◽

D. Topping ◽

G. McFiggans

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Gas Phase ◽

Condensed Phase ◽

Significant Influence ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Turnover Rates ◽

Gas Phase Chemistry ◽

Size Dependent ◽

Multi Phase ◽

Phase Chemistry

Abstract. A coupled box model of photochemistry and aerosol microphysics which explicitly accounts for size-dependent chemical properties of the condensed-phase has been developed to simulate the multi-phase chemistry of chlorine, bromine and iodine in the marine boundary layer (MBL). The model contains separate seasalt and non-seasalt modes, each of which may be composed of 1–16 size-sections. By comparison of gaseous and aerosol compositions predicted using different size-resolutions with both fixed and size-dependent aerosol turnover rates, it was found that, for halogen-activation processes, the physical property initialisation of the aerosol-mode has a significant influence on gas-phase chemistry. Failure to adequately represent the appropriate physical properties can lead to substantial errors in gas-phase chemistry. The size-resolution of condensed-phase composition has a less significant influence on gas-phase chemistry.

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Atmospheric electric field in the Atlantic marine boundary layer: first results from the SAIL project

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-18767 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Susana Barbosa ◽

Mauricio Camilo ◽

Carlos Almeida ◽

José Almeida ◽

Guilherme Amaral ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Boundary Layer ◽

Electric Field ◽

Marine Boundary Layer ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Cape Verde ◽

The Other ◽

Atmospheric Electric Field ◽

Fair Weather ◽

Near Surface ◽

First Results

The study of the electrical properties of the atmospheric marine boundary layer is important as the effect of natural radioactivity in driving near surface ionisation is significantly reduced over the ocean, and the concentration of aerosols is also typically lower than over continental areas, allowing a clearer examination of space-atmosphere interactions. Furthermore, cloud cover over the ocean is dominated by low-level clouds and most of the atmospheric charge lies near the earth surface, at low altitude cloud tops. The relevance of electric field observations in the marine boundary layer is enhanced by the the fact that the electrical conductivity of the ocean air is clearly linked to global atmospheric pollution and aerosol content. The increase in aerosol pollution since the original observations made in the early 20th century by the survey ship Carnegie is a pressing and timely motivation for modern measurements of the atmospheric electric field in the marine boundary layer. Project SAIL (Space-Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions in the marine boundary Layer) addresses this challenge by means of an unique monitoring campaign on board the ship-rigged sailing ship NRP Sagres during its 2020 circumnavigation expedition. The Portuguese Navy ship NRP Sagres departed from Lisbon on January 5th in a journey around the globe that will take 371 days. Two identical field mill sensors (CS110, Campbell Scientific) are installed on the mizzen mast, one at a height of 22 m, and the other at a height of 5 meters. A visibility sensor (SWS050, Biral) was also set-up on the same mast in order to have measurements of the extinction coefficient of the atmosphere and assess fair-weather conditions. Further observations include gamma radiation measured with a NaI(Tl) scintillator from 475 keV to 3 MeV, cosmic radiation up to 17 MeV, and atmospheric ionisation from a cluster ion counter (Airel). The 1 Hz measurements of the atmospheric electric field and from all the other sensors are linked to the same rigorous temporal reference frame and precise positioning through kinematic GNSS observations. Here the first results of the SAIL project will be presented, focusing on fair-weather electric field over the Atlantic. The observations obtained in the first three sections of the circumnavigation journey, including Lisbon (Portugal) - Tenerife (Spain), from 5 to 10 January, Tenerife - Praia (Cape Verde) from 13 to 19 January, and across the Atlantic from Cape Verde to Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), from January 22nd to February 14th, will be presented and discussed.

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