Abstract

Dry and wet depositions were sampled daily in Tsukuba, Japan, in spring 2007. Temporal variations in the dry and wet deposition fluxes of dust and water-soluble chemical species were controlled largely by air mass origin, the water vapor mixing ratio, and Asian dust events. The contribution of local sources to dry deposition of dust was large when the wind speed was high. Dry deposition fluxes of water-soluble chemical species were larger in humid air masses than in dry air masses. Wet deposition fluxes of dust and water-soluble chemical species indicated that air masses that passed over dust source regions and industrial regions became mixed with the maritime air masses over the coastal site of the Asian continent and western part of the Japanese islands. The total deposition of dust was 4220 mg m −2 month −1, and that of water-soluble chemical species ranged from 10 to 636 mg m −2 month −1. Wet deposition fluxes of the total deposition flux of dust accounted for 72% and those of water-soluble chemical species was for 72–96%. In particular, the largest wet deposition occurred during a single Asian dust event on 3 April. This event accounted for 23% (950 mg m −2 month −1) of the monthly dust deposition flux and for 2–28% (0.43–51 mg m −2 month −1) of the monthly deposition flux of water-soluble chemical species. This result implies that the wet deposition flux associated with even one sporadic Asian dust event can have extensive impacts on both terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems in East Asia.

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