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2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Organic nitrogen aerosol in the marine atmosphere: Which factors control the amount of organic nitrogen in marine microbial activity?

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19H04233
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 63010:Environmental dynamic analysis-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Miyazaki Yuzo  北海道大学, 低温科学研究所, 助教 (60376655)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 鈴木 光次  北海道大学, 地球環境科学研究院, 教授 (40283452)
山下 洋平  北海道大学, 地球環境科学研究院, 准教授 (50432224)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Keywords有機態窒素 / 大気エアロゾル / 窒素固定生物 / 反応性窒素 / アンモニア
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Shipboard measurements of atmospheric aerosols and surface seawater in the subtropical North Pacific indicated that organic nitrogen, produced and exuded by nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in surface seawater, significantly contributed to the formation of atmospheric organic nitrogen aerosols. Laboratory experiments of incubation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms followed by atmospheric measurements confirmed sea-to-air emissions of organic nitrogen associated with the growth of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. Furthermore, the experiment revealed that the emission of organic nitrogen, mainly consisted of highly-volatile, basic components, increased during the decay of microorganisms.

Free Research Field

大気化学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

海洋大気の反応性窒素については、人間活動等により放出され大気輸送の後、海洋や陸域へ沈着し海洋生態系に影響を与える成分として、これまで無機態窒素(硝酸やアンモニア)のみが考慮されてきた。本研究の成果から、海洋-大気間における反応性窒素の収支や海洋上の大気の酸性度・光化学反応場を理解する上で、時期や海域(特に貧栄養塩海域)によっては海洋表層の微生物活動、特に窒素固定生物の活動に由来する大気有機態窒素の放出・生成が重要であることが初めて示唆された。

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Published: 2023-01-30  

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