Resumen de Aerosol deposition in Balearic Islands as overlook of the deposition in the western Mediterranean
José Carlos Cerro Garrido, Sandra Caballero Domínguez, Carles Bujosa, José Andrés Alastuey Urós, Xavier Querol Carceller, Jorge Pey Betran
Atmospheric deposition, as the last stage of the aerosol cycle, brings nutrients and pollutants to earth and sea surfaces. The quantification of deposition fluxes, their chemical characterization and the knowledge about the sources becomes necessary when analyzing different ecosystem responses.
In the context of the ChArMEx (The Chemistry-Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment, https://charmex.lsce.ipsl.fr) initiative, a 2-year study on wet and dry deposition of atmospheric aerosols has been conducted at a regional background environment in Mallorca (Balearic Islands, western Mediterranean). From September 2010 to August 2012 weekly dry and wet deposition samples were collected. In addition, atmospheric particulate matter was regularly sampled in both PM10 and PM1 fractions, as well as gaseous pollutants and meteorological parameters were continuously registered.
