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Holmes, C.D., Multiscale Models of Atmospheric Mercury: Bromine Multiscale models of atmospheric mercury: bromine chemistry, air-sea exchange, and global transport A dissertation presented by Christopher D. Holmes to The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Earth and Planetary Sciences Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts April, 2010 c 2010 by Christopher D. Holmes All rights reserved. iii Dissertation Advisor Author Professor Daniel J. Jacob Christopher D. Holmes Multiscale models of atmospheric mercury: bromine chemistry, air-sea exchange, and global transport Abstract This dissertation uses multiple modeling approaches to identify the key reactions and pro- cesses controlling atmospheric mercury globally, with particular emphasis on the upper troposphere and marine boundary layer. We first calculate the global mean atmospheric lifetime of elemental mercury (Hg0) against oxidation by atomic bromine (Br) in the tropo- sphere by combining kinetic data for the Hg-Br system with modeled global concentrations of tropospheric Br. We obtain a lifetime of 0.5–1.7 years based on the range of kinetic data, implying that oxidation of Hg0 by Br is a major, and possibly dominant, global sink for Hg0. Halogens in marine air are proposed to be major oxidants of Hg0. We construct a box model of the marine boundary layer (MBL) to interpret observations of reactive gaseous mercury (RGM) in terms of its sources and sinks. The morning RGM rise and midday maximum are consistent with oxidation of Hg0 by Br atoms, requiring <2 ppt BrO in most conditions. Oxidation of Hg0 by Br accounts for 35-60% of the RGM source in our model MBL, with most of the remainder contributed by oxidation of Hg0 by ozone (5–20%) and iv entrainment of RGM-rich air from the free troposphere (25–40%). Oxidation of Hg0 by Cl is minor (3–7%), and oxidation by OH cannot reproduce the observed RGM diurnal cycle, suggesting that it is unimportant. Finally, we compare a global atmospheric model for mercury (GEOS-Chem) in which atomic bromine is the sole oxidant of Hg0with an alternative model in which OH and ozone are oxidants. Our model also includes updated emissions (8600 Mg a−1), improved scav- enging by ice and snow, a new parameterization of HgII uptake and deposition through sea-salt aerosol, and a coupled snowpack emission model. Bromine concentrations here derive from atmospheric models constrained by source gas distributions and match satellite BrO columns. We find that the observed spatial distribution and seasonal cycle of total gaseous mercury (TGM) are equally consistent with either the bromine-only mechanism or the OH and O3 mechanism, while mercury oxidation in summer subsidence events over Antarctica is more consistent with the bromine mechanism. Wet deposition measurements over the US are also consistent with the bromine mechanism, but require some additional bromine in the free troposphere, perhaps from sea-salt. Aircraft observations in Arctic spring find complete Hg0 oxidation in the lower stratosphere that the model cannot repro- duce, except possibly with oxidation by chlorine species in the winter vortex. Atmospheric reduction, which has no known mechanism, is not required to reproduce any major features of mercury observations. Contents Abstract . iii Table of Contents . .v List of Figures . vii List of Tables . viii Citations to Previously Published Work . ix Acknowledgments . .x 1 Overview 1 1.1 Mercury in society and the environment . .1 1.2 Atmospheric mercury: the redox problem . .4 1.3 Research questions and methods . .6 1.4 Dissertation outline and major results . .7 Bibliography . .8 2 Global lifetime of elemental mercury against oxidation by atomic bromine in the free troposphere 11 Bibliography . 22 3 Sources and deposition of reactive gaseous mercury in the marine atmosphere 26 3.1 Introduction . 27 3.2 Observed RGM diurnal variability . 29 3.3 Model description . 32 3.4 Model RGM diurnal cycles and budget . 42 3.5 Conclusions . 47 Bibliography . 50 4 Global atmospheric model for mercury including oxidation by bromine atoms 56 4.1 Introduction . 57 4.2 Model description . 60 4.2.1 Emissions . 61 4.2.2 Chemistry . 64 4.2.3 Sea-salt aerosol as a sink for mercury . 71 4.2.4 Other deposition processes . 72 vi 4.3 Model evaluation . 74 4.3.1 Global distribution of mercury . 74 4.3.2 Seasonal cycle at surface sites . 76 4.3.3 Testing oxidation chemistry through Antarctic subsidence events . 78 4.3.4 Wet deposition . 80 4.3.5 Aircraft measurements . 83 4.3.6 Is atmospheric reduction important? . 88 4.4 Global mercury budget . 89 4.5 Summary of oxidant effects and conclusion . 92 Bibliography . 96 List of Figures 1.1 Anthropogenic mercury emissions . .3 2.1 Atomic bromine mixing ratios . 17 2.2 Lifetime of Hg0 against oxidation by Br . 19 3.1 Diurnal cycles of RGM in the marine boundary layer . 30 3.2 Nighttime concentrations of RGM . 32 3.3 Diurnal cycles of oxidants in the MBL . 41 3.4 Budget of RGM in the marine boundary layer . 45 4.1 Global budget of atmospheric mercury . 62 4.2 Zonal mean Br and BrO mixing ratios and BrO columns . 67 4.3 Annual zonal mean distribution of the Hg0 oxidation rate under the Hg+Br and Hg+OH/O3 chemical mechanisms. 70 4.4 Rate coefficient for gaseous HgII uptake and deposition by sea-salt aerosols 72 4.5 Global distribution of total gaseous mercury (TGM) concentrations in sur- face air . 75 4.6 Mean seasonal variation of total gaseous mercury (TGM) at Arctic, north- ern midlatitude, and southern hemisphere sites . 77 0 4.7 Time series of Hg , RGM and O3 simulated at Neumayer Station, Antarc- tica in the Hg+Br and Hg+OH/O3 models . 79 4.8 Annual mercury wet deposition over North America and Europe . 81 4.9 Mean vertical profiles and standard deviations of mercury measured by air- craft and compared to model . 83 4.10 Mercury distribution in the boundary layer (<2 km agl) during ARCTAS flights (June 2009) . 86 II P 4.11 Annual deposition flux of Hg plus Hg in the Hg+Br and Hg+OH/O3 models. 90 List of Tables 2.1 Rate coefficients for oxidation of Hg0 by Br under atmospheric conditions . 16 3.1 Marine boundary layer box model parameters . 34 3.2 Chemical reactions and equilibria in the MBL box model . 36 4.1 Redox mechanism for mercury in GEOS-Chem . 68 ix Citations to Previously Published Work Chapters 2 and 3 have appeared previously in the following papers: Holmes, C.D., D.J. Jacob, R.P. Mason, D.A. Jaffe (2009) Sources and deposi- tion of reactive gaseous mercury in the marine atmosphere, Atmospheric Envi- ronment 43, 2278–2285, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.01.051. Holmes, C.D., D.J. Jacob, and X. Yang (2006) Global lifetime of elemental mercury against oxidation by atomic bromine in the free troposphere, Geo- physical Research Letters 33, L20808, doi:10.1029/2006GL027176. x Acknowledgments I am deeply grateful to many people for their invaluable contributions to this work. Daniel Jacob has been a great advisor and mentor during my PhD study, introducing me to atmospheric chemistry and offering field research opportunities that have been the highlight of my studies. His insights have pushed me in new and exciting directions. And his exhortations to focus on big issues have sharpened my scientific vision. Daniel and Jennifer Logan have assembled a wonderful group of scientists and accom- plished individuals in the Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group. These graduate stu- dents, postdocs and scientists have provided helpful ideas, lighthearted breaks, and many friendships. Thanks especially to Elsie Sunderland, Bob Yantosca, Philippe LeSager and the members of Team Hg: Bess, Noelle, Anne, Nicole and Helen. My officemates—Lin Zhang, Monika Kopacz and Eric Leibensperger, in particular— have shaped my thoughts on science, life, and the world. The Earth and Planetary Science department staff have guided me over bureaucratic hurdles and provided a continuous supply of cookies, coffee, pizza and encouragement. My parents, Tom and Grace, sister Laura, and Alla provided concern, advice, support and love. to the memory of my grandmothers Catherine Denton (1912-2004) and Bertha Holmes (1911-2007) “From these dark sayings of this mystical Author, we may gather these things... That it is of a strange and wonderful nature not easily by labour found out: which made Helmont confess that he had spent thirty years sub ferula Mercurii, and that it had not its compeer in Nature.” —John Webster, METALLOGRAPHIA (1671) Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Mercury in society and the environment For millennia people have sought mercury for its useful, aesthetic and supposed magical properties. Romans mined it in Spain for metallurgy. Chinese emperors drank it to achieve immortality. Cultures around the world have used it in traditional medicine, art, and cos- metics. And alchemists believed that the right proportions of mercury and other elements might transmute common metals into great wealth. With the rise of industrial chemistry in the 18th century and later, mercury became even more central to modern life. As a cat- alyst for organic synthesis, chloralkali manufacture, and a common electrical component, mercury became essential to producing paper, textiles, medicines, plastics, lighting and countless everyday consumer products. The bright reputation of mercury grew darker in the 20th century. Although some mer- cury compounds were known as poisons for centuries, the metallic liquid form used in many of the industrial processes was generally thought to be safe—mid-century science Chapter 1 - Overview 2 kits for children contained open vials of quicksilver. This benign view changed as epidemi- ologists traced the cause of birth deformities, neurological disease and death that afflicted Minimata, Japan throughout the 1950s.
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