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Arctic haze: Patterns and relationships to regional signatures of trace gases
Author(s) -
Khalil M. A. K.,
Rasmussen R. A.
Publication year - 1993
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 - 10.1029/92gb03003
Subject(s) - haze , arctic , trace gas , environmental science , aerosol , the arctic , latitude , spring (device) , physical geography , climatology , atmospheric sciences , peninsula , cluster (spacecraft) , oceanography , meteorology , geology , geography , archaeology , physics , geodesy , computer science , thermodynamics , programming language
We took measurements of up to 30 gases in Arctic haze and in clean Arctic air. These data were obtained from some 500 flask samples taken on three expeditions of the Arctic Gas and Aerosol Sampling Program (AGASP 1, 2, and 3) during the spring of 1983, 1986, and 1989. Concentrations of many gases are significantly higher in the haze layers compared to outside the haze. To look for the possible origins of the haze, we used cluster analysis to derive regional signatures of trace gases at ground‐based sites in middle and high northern latitudes. Comparison of the regional signatures with concentrations observed in Arctic haze suggest that there are no significant contributions from North America but possible influences from Russia and eastern Europe. These conclusions complement results derived from the analysis of the Arctic aerosol chemistry. It is possible, however, that Arctic haze originates from the military, industrial, and mining activities within the Arctic circle, particularly from the Russian Koala peninsula.