Articles | Volume 17, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10837-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-10837-2017
Research article
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14 Sep 2017
Research article |  | 14 Sep 2017

Oxygenated volatile organic carbon in the western Pacific convective center: ocean cycling, air–sea gas exchange and atmospheric transport

Cathleen Schlundt, Susann Tegtmeier, Sinikka T. Lennartz, Astrid Bracher, Wee Cheah, Kirstin Krüger, Birgit Quack, and Christa A. Marandino

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ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (04 Aug 2017) by Laurens Ganzeveld
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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (10 Aug 2017) by Laurens Ganzeveld
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For the first time, oxygenated volatile organic carbon (OVOC) in the ocean and overlaying atmosphere in the western Pacific Ocean has been measured. OVOCs are important for atmospheric chemistry. They are involved in ozone production in the upper troposphere (UT), and they have a climate cooling effect. We showed that phytoplankton was an important source for OVOCs in the surface ocean, and when OVOCs are emitted into the atmosphere, they could reach the UT and might influence ozone formation.
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