Atmospheric Water-Soluble Organic Nitrogen (Wson) in The Eastern Mediterranean: Origin And Implications Considering Marine Productivity

2017-11-15
Koçak, Mustafa
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A total of 74 aerosol and 23 rain samples were collected at a rural site located on the coast of the Eastern Mediterranean, Erdemli, Turkey (3 33ʹ 4ʺ N and 34 1 ʹ 18ʺ E). Concentrations of NO3-, NH4+ and water-soluble total nitrogen (WSTN) were respectively determined by Ion Chromatography and High Temperature Combustion Method. The arithmetic mean aerosol WSON was 23.8 ± 1 .3 nmol N m-3 whilst the volume weighted mean (VWM) concentration of WSON in rain was 21. μmol N L-1. WSON in aerosol was mainly influenced by coarse particles (66 %). Rain and air mass history were found to influence the daily variability of aerosol WSON. Effect of sporadic dust events on WSON concentrations was statistically 1.3 times larger compared to non-dust events. Correspondingly, dissolved inorganic nitrogen and agricultural activities explained 42 % and 43 % of the aerosol WSON. The atmospheric water-soluble nitrogen flux would sustain one-third and three-quarter of the new production in the coastal and offshore waters of the Cilician Basin.
Water-Soluble Total Nitrogen, Arithmetic Mean Aerosol, Ion Chromatography, High Temperature Combustion Method, Eastern Mediterranean Sea
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/84586
International İskenderun Bay Symposium (11 - 13 Ekim 2017)
Graduate School of Marine Sciences, Conference / Seminar

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M. Koçak, “Atmospheric Water-Soluble Organic Nitrogen (Wson) in The Eastern Mediterranean: Origin And Implications Considering Marine Productivity,” presented at the International İskenderun Bay Symposium (11 - 13 Ekim 2017), Hatay, Türkiye, 2017, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/84586.
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