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An empirical model for estimating the concentration of carbonyl sulfide in surface seawater from satellite measurements
Author(s) -
Xu Xiaobin,
Bingemer Heinz G.,
Schmidt Ulrich
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2001gl014252
Subject(s) - carbonyl sulfide , seawater , satellite , dimethyl sulfide , sulfide , chlorophyll a , environmental science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , atmospheric sciences , oceanography , geology , physics , organic chemistry , sulfur , biochemistry , astronomy
Carbonyl sulfide (COS) was measured in surface seawater during two Atlantic cruises. The daily mean concentration of COS is correlated to the daily means of global radiation, CH 3 SH concentration, hydrolysis lifetime of COS in seawater, and the logarithm of chlorophyll a concentration. An empirical model for the COS concentration has been developed on the basis of correlations between the COS concentration and these parameters. The model appears to be a promising tool for estimating COS concentrations in surface seawater from satellite observations.