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Impact of the South Asian monsoon outflow on atmospheric hydroperoxides in the upper troposphere

Hottmann, B.; Hafermann, S.; Tomsche, L.; Marno, D.; Martinez, M.; Harder, H.; Pozzer, A.; Neumaier, Marco ORCID iD icon 1; Zahn, Andreas 1; Bohn, B.; Stratmann, G.; Ziereis, H.; Lelieveld, J.; Fischer, H.
1 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

During the OMO (Oxidation Mechanism Observation) mission, trace gas measurements were performed on board the HALO (High Altitude Long Range) research aircraft in summer 2015 in order to investigate the outflow of the South Asian summer monsoon and its influence on the composition of the Asian monsoon anticyclone (AMA) in the upper troposphere over the eastern Mediterranean and the Arabian Peninsula. This study focuses on in situ observations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2obs) and organic hydroperoxides (ROOHobs) as well as their precursors and loss processes. Observations are compared to photostationary-state (PSS) calculations of H2O2PSS and extended by a separation of ROOHobs into methyl hydroperoxide (MHPPSS) and inferred unidentified hydroperoxide (UHPPSS) mixing ratios using PSS calculations. Measurements are also contrasted to simulations with the general circulation ECHAM–MESSy for Atmospheric Chemistry (EMAC) model. We observed enhanced mixing ratios of H2O2obs (45 %), MHPPSS (9 %), and UHPPSS (136 %) in the AMA relative to the northern hemispheric background. Highest concentrations for H2O2obs and MHPPSS of 211 and 152 ppbV, respectively, were found in the tropics outside the AMA, while for UHPPSS, with 208 pptV, highest concentrations were found within the AMA. ... mehr

Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Atmosphärische Spurengase und Fernerkundung (IMKASF)
KIT-Zentrum Klima und Umwelt (ZKU)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2020
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1680-7316, 1680-7324
KITopen-ID: 1000126637
Erschienen in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
Verlag EGU
Band 20
Heft 21
Seiten 12655-12673
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Web of Science
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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000126637
Veröffentlicht am 24.11.2020
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-20-12655-2020
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