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Natural sulfur emissions to the atmosphere of the continental United States
Author(s) -
Bates Timothy S.,
Lamb Brian K.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
global biogeochemical cycles
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.512
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1944-9224
pISSN - 0886-6236
DOI - 10.1029/92gb01987
Subject(s) - sulfur , environmental science , volcano , atmosphere (unit) , sulfur dioxide , sulfur cycle , acid rain , environmental chemistry , oceanography , geology , chemistry , meteorology , geography , geochemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
Seasonal emissions of biogenic sulfur gases from marine and terrestrial sources were assessed for 13 regions of the continental United States. The resulting inventory was compared to volcanic and anthropogenic sulfur emissions from the same regions. Terrestrial biogenic sulfur emissions were less than 1% of the total sulfur emissions in each region. However, during the summer, marine biogenic sulfur emissions may be contributing 20–40% of the total sulfur emissions in western coastal regions.