%AMarsay, Chris [Skidaway Institute of Oceanography University of Georgia Savannah GA USA]%AKadko, David [Florida International University Applied Research Center Miami FL USA]%ALanding, William [Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science Florida State University Tallahassee FL USA]%ABuck, Clifton [Skidaway Institute of Oceanography University of Georgia Savannah GA USA]%BJournal Name: Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Journal Volume: 36; Journal Issue: 2; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-08-21 06:59:37 %D2022%IDOI PREFIX: 10.1029 %JJournal Name: Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Journal Volume: 36; Journal Issue: 2; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2023-08-21 06:59:37 %K %MOSTI ID: 10363778 %PMedium: X %TBulk Aerosol Trace Element Concentrations and Deposition Fluxes During the U.S. GEOTRACES GP15 Pacific Meridional Transect %XAbstract

Atmospheric deposition of aerosols transported from the continents is an important source of nutrient and pollutant trace elements (TEs) to the surface ocean. During the U.S. GEOTRACES GP15 Pacific Meridional Transect between Alaska and Tahiti (September–November 2018), aerosol samples were collected over the North Pacific and equatorial Pacific and analyzed for a suite of TEs, including Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb. Sampling coincided with the annual minimum in dust transport from Asia, providing an opportunity to quantify aerosol TE concentrations and deposition during the low dust season. Nevertheless, peak concentrations of “crustal” TEs measured at ∼40–50°N (∼145 pmol/m3Fe) were associated with transport from northern Asia, with lower concentrations (36 ± 14 pmol/m3Fe) over the equatorial Pacific. Relative to crustal abundances, equatorial Pacific aerosols typically had higher TE enrichment factors than North Pacific aerosols. In contrast, aerosol V was more enriched over the North Pacific, presumably due to greater supply to this region from oil combustion products. Bulk deposition velocity (Vbulk) was calculated along the transect using the surface ocean decay inventory of the naturally occurring radionuclide,7Be, and aerosol7Be activity. Deposition velocities were significantly higher (4,570 ± 1,146 m/d) within the Intertropical Convergence Zone than elsewhere (1,764 ± 261 m/d) due to aerosol scavenging by intense rainfall. Daily deposition fluxes to the central Pacific during the low dust season were calculated using Vbulkand aerosol TE concentration data, with Fe fluxes ranging from 19 to 258 nmol/m2/d.

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