ArticleNature communications2023
The Marginal Ice Zone as a dominant source region of atmospheric mercury during central Arctic summertime.
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- Marine phytoplankton and sea-ice initiated convection drive spatiotemporal differences in Arctic summertime mercury rebound.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Declines in anthropogenic mercury emissions in the Global North and China offset by the Global South.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Oceanic evasion fuels Arctic summertime rebound of atmospheric mercury and drives transport to Arctic terrestrial ecosystems.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The Marginal Ice Zone as a dominant source region of atmospheric mercury during central Arctic summertime.Nature communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
Atmospheric gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) concentrations in the Arctic exhibit a clear summertime maximum, while the origin of this peak is still a matter of debate in the community. Based on summertime observations during the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition and a modeling approach, we further investigate the sources of atmospheric Hg in the central Arctic. Simulations with a generalized additive model (GAM) show that long-range transport of anthropogenic and terrestrial Hg from lower latitudes is a minor contribution (~2%), and more than 50% of the explained GEM variability is caused by oceanic evasion. A potential source contribution function (PSCF) analysis further shows that oceanic evasion is not significant throughout the ice-covered central Arctic Ocean but mainly occurs in the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) due to the specific environmental conditions in that region. Our results suggest that this regional process could be the leading contributor to the observed summertime GEM maximum. In the context of rapid Arctic warming and the observed increase in width of the MIZ, oceanic Hg evasion may become more significant and strengthen the role of the central Arctic Ocean as a summertime source of atmospheric Hg.
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