Abstract
The marine iodine cycle has significant impacts on air quality and atmospheric chemistry. Specifically, the reaction of iodide with ozone in the top few micrometres of the surface ocean is an important sink for tropospheric ozone (a pollutant gas) and the dominant source of reactive iodine to the atmosphere. Sea surface iodide parameterisations are now being implemented in air quality models, but these are currently a major source of uncertainty. Relatively little observational data is available to estimate the global surface iodide concentrations, and this data has not hitherto been openly available in a collated, digital form. Here we present all available sea surface (<20 m depth) iodide observations. The dataset includes values digitised from published manuscripts, published and unpublished data supplied directly by the originators, and data obtained from repositories. It contains 1342 data points, and spans latitudes from 70°S to 68°N, representing all major basins. The data may be used to model sea surface iodide concentrations or as a reference for future observations.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 286 |
Journal | Scientific Data |
Volume | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Nov 2019 |
Profiles
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Alex Baker
- School of Environmental Sciences - Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry
- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Member, Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Tim Jickells
- School of Environmental Sciences - Emeritus Professor
- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Honorary, Research Group Member
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Gill Malin
- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences - Member
- School of Environmental Sciences - Emeritus Associate Professor
- Marine Knowledge Exchange Network - Member
- Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas - Member
- Environmental Biology - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Honorary, Member, Research Group Member