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Detection of deep stratospheric intrusions by cosmogenic 35S.
Lin, Mang; Su, Lin; Shaheen, Robina; Fung, Jimmy C H; Thiemens, Mark H.
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  • Lin M; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093; m6lin@ucsd.edu mthiemens@ucsd.edu.
  • Su L; Environmental Science Programs, School of Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
  • Shaheen R; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.
  • Fung JC; Division of Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China; Department of Mathematics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
  • Thiemens MH; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093; m6lin@ucsd.edu mthiemens@ucsd.edu.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 113(40): 11131-11136, 2016 10 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27655890
The extent to which stratospheric intrusions on synoptic scales influence the tropospheric ozone (O3) levels remains poorly understood, because quantitative detection of stratospheric air has been challenging. Cosmogenic 35S mainly produced in the stratosphere has the potential to identify stratospheric air masses at ground level, but this approach has not yet been unambiguously shown. Here, we report unusually high 35S concentrations (7,390 atoms m-3; ∼16 times greater than annual average) in fine sulfate aerosols (aerodynamic diameter less than 0.95 µm) collected at a coastal site in southern California on May 3, 2014, when ground-level O3 mixing ratios at air quality monitoring stations across southern California (43 of 85) exceeded the recently revised US National Ambient Air Quality Standard (daily maximum 8-h average: 70 parts per billion by volume). The stratospheric origin of the significantly enhanced 35S level is supported by in situ measurements of air pollutants and meteorological variables, satellite observations, meteorological analysis, and box model calculations. The deep stratospheric intrusion event was driven by the coupling between midlatitude cyclones and Santa Ana winds, and it was responsible for the regional O3 pollution episode. These results provide direct field-based evidence that 35S is an additional sensitive and unambiguous tracer in detecting stratospheric air in the boundary layer and offer the potential for resolving the stratospheric influences on the tropospheric O3 level.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos