Temporal and spatial variations of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea

Distribution of biogenic sulfur in the Bohai Sea and northern Yellow Sea and its contribution to atmospheric sulfate aerosol in the late fall

“…The sea-toair fluxes of DMS observed in this study ranged from 0.05 to 27.4 μmol m −2 d −1 , with an average of 4.21 μmol m −2 d −1 . This result is close to our previous estimate, 4.98 μmol m −2 d −1 in the NYS and 3.19 μmol m −2 d −1 in the south Yellow Sea and East China Sea (Yang et al, 2011). The maximum DMS flux appeared at station B13, due to the combined effect of the highest DMS concentration and high wind speed (9.7 m s −1 ) here.…”

Distribution of dimethylsulfide and dimethylsulfoniopropionate in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea during spring: Spatio-temporal variability and controlling factors

“…For example, in April, the average concentration of DMS was 3.4 ±1.2 (1.8-5.7) nmol L − 1 in 1994 in the ECS (Yang et al, 2000), (Uzuka et al, 1996;Yang et al, 2011). The observed phenomenon might be explained by increased nutrient input related to human activity.…”

Spatial distribution of dimethylsulfide and dimethylsulfoniopropionate in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea during summer

“…Therefore, many attempts have been made to explore the relationships between chlorophyll a and DMS on large spatial or temporal scales. Some previous studies have reported a signifi cant relationship between DMS, DMSP, and chlorophyll a e.g., (Andreae, 1990;Uzuka et al, 1996;Yang et al, 1999;Aranami et al, 2001;Zhang et al, 2008;Yang et al, 2011), while other studies have found poor, or no, correlations e.g., (Holligan et al, 1987;Turner et al, 1988;Simó et al, 1997;Besiktepe et al, 2004;Vila-Casta et al, 2008). The wide difference in results may be attributed to the fact that the ability to produce DMSP in seawater largely depends on the phytoplankton population structure and biomass, and different sea regions have different algal species composition and abundance.…”

“…Yang et al (2006) and Zhang et al (2008) reported the distributions of DMS and DMSP in the microlayer and subsurface waters of the Yellow Sea in spring. More recently, Yang et al (2011Yang et al ( , 2012 investigated the distributions of DMS and DMSP in the South Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. To date, DMS and DMSP have not been investigated in summer in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.…”