Kuss, Joachim; Schneider, Bernd (2023): Elemental mercury in the atmospheric boundary layer of the Atlantic Ocean during Polarstern cruise ANT-XXV/5 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.961667
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Abstract:
During Polarstern cruise ANT-XXV/5 in April/May 2009, the marine atmosphere was sampled via PTFE (Polytetrafluorethylen) tubing extending from the front of the upper deck to labs on the main deck of r/v Polarstern and then analyzed for elemental mercury in air (Hg0-air) using the same Tekran 2537A as for Hg0-water measurements. The time interval of Hg0-air measurements was 5-min with gaps of about 20 min each hour because of intermittent Hg0-water measurements. The data were checked for potential contamination during tailwind situations (relative wind speed and direction) and doubtful values were removed. The detection limit was 0.1 ng L-1 (on ANT-XXV/5: 5 times the Hg0-air values were below the detection limit).
Related to:
Kuss, Joachim; Schneider, Bernd (2023): Elemental mercury in Atlantic surface water during Polarstern cruise ANT-XXV/5. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.961639
Kuss, Joachim; Zülicke, Christoph; Pohl, Christa; Schneider, Bernd (2011): Atlantic mercury emission determined from continuous analysis of the elemental mercury sea-air concentration difference within transects between 50°N and 50°S. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 25(3), https://doi.org/10.1029/2010GB003998
Slemr, Franz; Brunke, Ernst-Günther; Ebinghaus, Ralf; Kuss, Joachim (2011): Worldwide trend of atmospheric mercury since 1995. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(10), 4779-4787, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-4779-2011
Zenk, Walter; El Naggar, Saad El Dine (2010): The Expedition of the Research Vessel Polarstern to the Antarctic in 2009 (ANT-XXV/5). Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on Polar and Marine Research, 603, 62 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/BzPM_0603_2010
Funding:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn (DFG), grant/award no. 58202066: Marine Quecksilberemissionen: Messungen im Atlantik und Prozesstudien im Labor (QueMar)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -7.330883 * Median Longitude: -30.631497 * South-bound Latitude: -51.309011 * West-bound Longitude: -65.952056 * North-bound Latitude: 49.181806 * East-bound Longitude: -4.563026
Date/Time Start: 2009-04-13T00:02:25 * Date/Time End: 2009-05-21T05:57:30
Minimum ALTITUDE: 25 m * Maximum ALTITUDE: 25 m
Event(s):
PS73/5_0_Underway-2 * Latitude Start: -51.309010 * Longitude Start: -65.952060 * Latitude End: 49.181810 * Longitude End: -4.563030 * Date/Time Start: 2009-04-13T00:02:25 * Date/Time End: 2009-05-21T05:57:30 * Campaign: ANT-XXV/5 (PS73) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ship Weather Station (SWEAS) * Comment: event was not logged in DSHIP
PS73/5_0_Underway-4 * Latitude Start: -51.309010 * Longitude Start: -65.952060 * Latitude End: 49.181806 * Longitude End: -4.563026 * Date/Time Start: 2009-04-13T00:02:25 * Date/Time End: 2009-05-21T05:57:30 * Campaign: ANT-XXV/5 (PS73) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Underway air sampling (UAS) * Comment: event was not logged in DSHIP
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Kuss, Joachim | Geocode | ||
| 2 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Kuss, Joachim | Geocode | ||
| 3 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Kuss, Joachim | Geocode | ||
| 4 | ALTITUDE | Altitude | m | Kuss, Joachim | Geocode – Altitude of 25 m refers to all parameters from Polarstern meteorological station | |
| 5 | Pressure, atmospheric | PPPP | hPa | Kuss, Joachim | Barometer (BARO) | Polarstern meteorological station |
| 6 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | Kuss, Joachim | Thermometer | Polarstern meteorological station |
| 7 | Humidity, relative | RH | % | Kuss, Joachim | Hygrometer (HYGRO) | Polarstern meteorological station |
| 8 | Mercury | Hg | ng/m3 | Kuss, Joachim | Mercury vapour analyzer, Tekran, 2537A | Hg0-air_0°C : Elemental mercury concentration in air at reference temperature 0°C (air sampling done at the reiling of the pilot deck, Peildeck, at 20 m above sea level) |
| 9 | Mercury | Hg | ng/m3 | Kuss, Joachim | Calculated | Hg0-air : Elemental mercury concentration in air at water temperature (right above the air/water interface), Calculation: Hg0-air=Hg0-air_0°C*273.15/(273.15+Temperature_water) |
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