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Oceanic uptake and the global atmospheric acetone budget
Author(s) -
Marandino C. A.,
De Bruyn W. J.,
Miller S. D.,
Prather M. J.,
Saltzman E. S.
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1029/2005gl023285
Subject(s) - environmental science , atmospheric sciences , climatology , geology
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.