Stratospheric ozone depletion in the Antarctic region triggers intense changes in sea salt aerosol geochemistry

Molecular analysis of atmospheric microparticles in West Antarctica reveals chlorine-enriched aerosols are abundant in sea salt generated by photolytic products, while ice core records suggest increasing chlorine depletion since the onset of stratospheric ozone reduction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sérgio J. Gonçalves Jr, Heitor Evangelista, Johannes Weis, Tristan H. Harder, Swarup China, Simon Müller, Magdalena M. Marques, Newton de Magalhães Neto, Heber R. Passos, Marcelo Sampaio, Jefferson C. Simões, Bruno Vinícius Ximenes de Oliveira, Carlos I. Yamamoto, Alexander Laskin, Mary K. Gilles, Ricardo H. M. Godoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00739-z