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Wu, Ying-Cui; Gao, Xuxu; Zhang, Hong-Hai; Liu, Yongzheng; Wang, Jian; Xu, Feng; Zhang, Guiling (2022): Biogeochemical Characteristics of Isoprene and Non-methane Hydrocarbons in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and Their Responses to Atmospheric Aerosol Deposition [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.945550

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Abstract:
In this work, we used field investigations in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and determined the surface seawater distributions of atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) and their oceanic sources. We conducted deck incubation experiments to investigate the responses of NMHCs to atmospheric aerosol deposition. The geographical distributions of NMHCs in seawater were related to ocean currents by controlling nutrient levels and phytoplankton biomasses and communities. The high nutrient levels caused by the Oyashio Current promoted the concentration of biogenic isoprene. In addition, the transformation of predominant phytoplankton also affected the isoprene formation. The increasing proportion of diatoms (68%) in the Oyashio Current and Kuroshio Extension contributed significantly to isoprene generation, and isoprene was 3-7 fold higher than that in other areas. Corresponding to seawater, the atmospheric NMHCs apart from isoprene displayed upward trends with increasing latitude. The deck incubation experiments revealed that the dynamic changes in phytoplankton biomass and community incurred by aerosol and acidic aerosol deposition were significantly accelerated isoprene production. However, no obvious responses of the other six NMHCs to atmospheric aerosol deposition were found in the incubation studies. Both ocean current movements and atmospheric deposition jointly influenced the generation and release of isoprene in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.
Keyword(s):
Aerosol deposition; Isoprene; Non-methane Hydrocarbons; Northwest Pacific Ocean; sea-to-air flux
Supplement to:
Wu, Ying-Cui; Gao, Xuxu; Zhang, Hong-Hai; Liu, Yongzheng; Wang, Jian; Xu, Feng; Zhang, Gui-Ling; Chen, Zhaohui (2023): Characteristics and emissions of isoprene and other non-methane hydrocarbons in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and responses to atmospheric aerosol deposition. Science of the Total Environment, 876, 162808, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162808
Further details:
Matsunaga, Sou; Mochida, Michihiro; Saito, Takuya; Kawamura, Kimitaka (2002): In situ measurement of isoprene in the marine air and surface seawater from the western North Pacific. Atmospheric Environment, 36(39-40), 6051-6057, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00657-X
Wu, Ying-Cui; Li, Jian-Long; Wang, Jian; Zhuang, Guang-Chao; Liu, Xi-Ting; Zhang, Hong-Hai; Yang, Gui-Peng (2021): Occurance, emission and environmental effects of non-methane hydrocarbons in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. Environmental Pollution, 270, 116305, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116305
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 9.976380 * Median Longitude: 144.991614 * South-bound Latitude: 0.000000 * West-bound Longitude: 142.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 163.000000
Date/Time Start: 2017-10-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2020-01-05T00:00:00
Comment:
The Northwest Pacific Ocean, possessing a complex dynamic system, is influenced by various ocean currents. In addition, atmospheric aerosol deposition is also a significant pathway affecting marine productivity in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Therefore, we devised a combination of field investigations and deck incubation experiments to study the impacts of ocean currents and aerosol deposition on the marine environment and non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs). The spatial distributions of NMHCs were regulated by ocean currents. Enhanced isoprene appeared in the Oyashio Current and Kuroshio Extension, where a high abundance of phytoplankton was found. Higher diatoms proportion here also promoted the formation of isoprene. Atmospheric aerosol deposition positively affected isoprene production by improving primary productivity and altering the phytoplankton community.
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