Gencarelli, Christian N. and Bieser, Johannes and Carbone, Francesco and De Simone, Francesco and Hedgecock, Jan M. and Matthias, Volker and Travnikov, Oleg and Xin, Yang and Pirrone, Nicola (2017) Sensitivity model study of regional mercury dispersion in the atmosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (1), pp. 627-643. Copernicus Publications. doi: 10.5194/acp-17-627-2017. ISSN 1680-7316.
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Abstract
Atmospheric deposition is the most important pathway by which Hg reaches marine ecosystems, where it can be methylated and enter the base of food chain. The deposition, transport and chemical interactions of atmospheric Hg have been simulated over Europe for the year 2013 in the framework of the Global Mercury Observation System (GMOS) project, performing 14 different model sensitivity tests using two high-resolution three-dimensional chemical transport models (CTMs), varying the anthropogenic emission datasets, atmospheric Br input fields, Hg oxidation schemes and modelling domain boundary condition input. Sensitivity simulation results were compared with observations from 28 monitoring sites in Europe to assess model performance and particularly to analyse the influence of anthropogenic emission speciation and the Hg0(g) atmospheric oxidation mechanism. The contribution of anthropogenic Hg emissions, their speciation and vertical distribution are crucial to the simulated concentration and deposition fields, as is also the choice of Hg0(g) oxidation pathway. The areas most sensitive to changes in Hg emission speciation and the emission vertical distribution are those near major sources, but also the Aegean and the Black seas, the English Channel, the Skagerrak Strait and the northern German coast. Considerable influence was found also evident over the Mediterranean, the North Sea and Baltic Sea and some influence is seen over continental Europe, while this difference is least over the north-western part of the modelling domain, which includes the Norwegian Sea and Iceland. The Br oxidation pathway produces more HgII(g) in the lower model levels, but overall wet deposition is lower in comparison to the simulations which employ an O3 ∕ OH oxidation mechanism. The necessity to perform continuous measurements of speciated Hg and to investigate the local impacts of Hg emissions and deposition, as well as interactions dependent on land use and vegetation, forests, peat bogs, etc., is highlighted in this study.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Sensitivity model study of regional mercury dispersion in the atmosphere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 17 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI : | 10.5194/acp-17-627-2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 627-643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Copernicus Publications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1680-7316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Mercury, Deposition, Regional Modelling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Transport System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | V VS - Verkehrssystem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | V - Verkehrsentwicklung und Umwelt II (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Earth System Modelling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Righi, Dr. Mattia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 19 Aug 2016 14:56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 02 May 2019 14:05 |
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