Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (SO) are the most pristine areas of the globe and represent ideal places to investigate aerosol–climate interactions in an unperturbed atmosphere. In this study, we present submi-crometer aerosol (PM1) source apportionment for two sample sets collected in parallel at the British Antarctic Survey stations of Signy and Halley during the austral summer of 2018–2019. Water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) is a major aerosol component at both sites (37 % and 29 % of water-soluble PM1, on average, at Signy and Halley, respectively). Remarkable differences between pelagic (open-ocean) and sympagic (influenced by sea ice) air mass histories and related aerosol sources are found. The application of factor analysis techniques to series of spectra obtained by means of proton-nuclear magnetic resonance (H-NMR) spectroscopy on the samples allows the identification of five organic aerosol (OA) sources: two primary organic aerosol (POA) types, characterized by sugars, polyols, and degradation products of lipids and associated with open-ocean and sympag-ic/coastal waters, respectively; two secondary organic aerosol (SOA) types, one enriched in methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and dimethylamine (DMA) and associated with pelagic waters and the other characterized by trimethy-lamine (TMA) and linked to sympagic environments; and a fifth component of unclear origin, possibly associated with the atmospheric aging of primary emissions. Overall, our results strongly indicate that the emissions from sympagic and pelagic ecosystems affect the variability in the submicrometer aerosol composition in the study area, with atmospheric circulation establishing marked latitudinal gradients only for some of the aerosol compo-nents (e.g., the sympagic components) while distributing the others (e.g., pelagic and/or aged components) both in maritime and inner Antarctic regions.

Paglione M., Beddows D.C.S., Jones A., Lachlan-Cope T., Rinaldi M., Decesari S., et al. (2024). Simultaneous organic aerosol source apportionment at two Antarctic sites reveals large-scale and ecoregion-specific components. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 24(10), 6305-6322 [10.5194/acp-24-6305-2024].

Simultaneous organic aerosol source apportionment at two Antarctic sites reveals large-scale and ecoregion-specific components

Paglione M.;Decesari S.;Mansour K.;Mazzanti A.;Tagliavini E.;
2024

Abstract

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean (SO) are the most pristine areas of the globe and represent ideal places to investigate aerosol–climate interactions in an unperturbed atmosphere. In this study, we present submi-crometer aerosol (PM1) source apportionment for two sample sets collected in parallel at the British Antarctic Survey stations of Signy and Halley during the austral summer of 2018–2019. Water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) is a major aerosol component at both sites (37 % and 29 % of water-soluble PM1, on average, at Signy and Halley, respectively). Remarkable differences between pelagic (open-ocean) and sympagic (influenced by sea ice) air mass histories and related aerosol sources are found. The application of factor analysis techniques to series of spectra obtained by means of proton-nuclear magnetic resonance (H-NMR) spectroscopy on the samples allows the identification of five organic aerosol (OA) sources: two primary organic aerosol (POA) types, characterized by sugars, polyols, and degradation products of lipids and associated with open-ocean and sympag-ic/coastal waters, respectively; two secondary organic aerosol (SOA) types, one enriched in methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and dimethylamine (DMA) and associated with pelagic waters and the other characterized by trimethy-lamine (TMA) and linked to sympagic environments; and a fifth component of unclear origin, possibly associated with the atmospheric aging of primary emissions. Overall, our results strongly indicate that the emissions from sympagic and pelagic ecosystems affect the variability in the submicrometer aerosol composition in the study area, with atmospheric circulation establishing marked latitudinal gradients only for some of the aerosol compo-nents (e.g., the sympagic components) while distributing the others (e.g., pelagic and/or aged components) both in maritime and inner Antarctic regions.
2024
Paglione M., Beddows D.C.S., Jones A., Lachlan-Cope T., Rinaldi M., Decesari S., et al. (2024). Simultaneous organic aerosol source apportionment at two Antarctic sites reveals large-scale and ecoregion-specific components. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 24(10), 6305-6322 [10.5194/acp-24-6305-2024].
Paglione M.; Beddows D.C.S.; Jones A.; Lachlan-Cope T.; Rinaldi M.; Decesari S.; Manarini F.; Russo M.; Mansour K.; Harrison R.M.; Mazzanti A.; Taglia...espandi
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