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Iodine Monoxide and the Relations to Sea Ice - Congrex

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The importance of iodine compounds<br />

<strong>Iodine</strong> radicals in <strong>the</strong> atmosphere<br />

� Change of tropospheric composition / oxodizing capacity<br />

- destruction of ozone<br />

- partitioning of HO x <strong>and</strong> NO x<br />

� Formation of fine new particles � growth <strong>to</strong> CCN<br />

<strong>Iodine</strong><br />

Precursors<br />

(mainly<br />

biogenic?)<br />

I 2<br />

CH 3I<br />

CH 2I 2<br />

CH 2ICl<br />

hn<br />

O 2<br />

I . O3 IO<br />

different branches<br />

IO observed in coastal areas, marine boundary layer, Polar sites<br />

Anja.Schoenhardt@iup.physik.uni-bremen.de<br />

SOLAS-ESA-EGU conference<br />

Frascati, 29 Nov – 2 Dec 2011<br />

2<br />

I xO y<br />

Halogens<br />

Fluorine<br />

Chlorine<br />

Bromine<br />

<strong>Iodine</strong><br />

Astatine<br />

McFiggans et al,<br />

ACP, 2004.<br />

with typical amounts 0-10 pptv (>20 pptv only sporadically)

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