Oceanic Uptake and the Global Atmospheric Acetone Budget

Authors

Christa Marandino, University of California - IrvineFollow
Warren J. De Bruyn, Chapman UniversityFollow
Scott Miller, University of California - IrvineFollow
M. J. Prather, University of California - Irvine
Eric S. Saltzman, University of California - IrvineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

In this study, direct measurements of the air/ sea flux of acetone were made over the North Pacific Ocean. The results demonstrate that the net flux of acetone is into, rather than out of the oceans. The extrapolated global ocean uptake of 48 Tg yr(-1) requires a major revision of the atmospheric acetone budget. This result is consistent with a recent reevaluation of acetone photodissociation quantum yields.

Comments

This article was originally published in Geophysical Research Letters, volume 32, in 2005. DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023285

Recommended Citation

Marandino, C. A., W. J. De Bruyn, S. D. Miller, M. J. Prather, and E. S. Saltzman (2005), Oceanic uptake and the global atmospheric acetone budget, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L15806, doi:10.1029/2005GL023285.

Copyright

American Geophysical Union