Abstract
AbstractCarbonyl sulfide (COS) plays an important role in the sulfur cycle and climate change. Yet, much remains unknown about the photochemical mechanisms of COS in nutrient‐rich seawater. We measured the photochemical production rates of COS in the surface seawater of the Indian Ocean under sunlight irradiation. The photochemical production of COS was mainly initiated by ultraviolet (UV) radiation with UVA contributing approximately 68% to the total COS production. Using cysteine, a typical proxy of dissolved organic sulfur, the effect of enhanced nitrate concentration on COS formation was conducted in authentic seawater during simulated sunlight irradiation, indicating the enhancement of the COS formation with increasing nitrate concentrations. This result revealed that the generation of hydroxyl radical with nitrate photolysis plays a key role in the COS formation process. These findings improve our understanding of the marine COS photoproduction cycle and the impact of nitrate on the COS photochemical production in surface seawater.
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