Bromine, iodine and sodium in surface snow along the 2013 Talos Dome--GV7 traverse (northern Victoria Land, East Antarctica)

Halogen chemistry in the polar regions occurs through the release of halogen elements from different sources. Bromine is primarily emitted from sea salt aerosols and other saline condensed phases associated with sea ice surfaces, while iodine is affected by the release of organic compounds from algae colonies living within the sea ice environment. Measurements of halogen species in polar snow samples are limited to a few sites although there is some evidence that they are related to sea ice extent. We examine here total bromine, iodine and sodium concentrations in a series of 2m cores collected during a traverse from Talos Dome (72°48'S, 159°06'E) to GV7 (70°41'S, 158°51'E) analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-sector field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) at a resolution of 5cm.