UK Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (UK SOLAS)
Project 4
Factors influencing the biogeochemistry of iodine in the marine environment
Principal Investigator — Lucy Carpenter, Department of Chemistry, University of York.
Objectives
- To develop novel in situ techniques for measuring iodine in air
- To better understand the factors influencing release of iodine and its compounds from seaweeds
- To investigate the effects of ozone, irradiance and oxidative stress on the fate of iodine and its compounds in sea water, and on their release to the atmosphere
Activities
Work has included time series measurements at the SOLAS Cape Verde Observatory, and laboratory based incubations of common European species of seaweeds. Measurements have included
- Atmospheric iodine and ozone concentrations
- Iodine and organoiodine compounds in sea water
- Characterisation of low molecular weight, nonvolatile iodine compounds
To find out more about Lucy Carpenter follow the link below.
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Related external links
| International SOLAS | Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (QUEST) | |
| NERC SOLAS | Lucy Capenter, University of York |
