Emission of Reduced-Sulfur Compounds into the Atmosphere and Oxidation of Those Compounds in the Atmosphere

Contribution to the Global Sulfur Cycle

Abstract

The impact of the emission of reduced-sulfur compounds into the atmosphere and the oxidation of those compounds in the atmosphere on the estimation of global sulfur cycle was reviewed. The major contents are as follows: importance of reduced-sulfur compounds in the atmosphere which was pointed out by the estimation of global sulfur budget and the sulfate enrichment in marine aerosols, field measurements of reduced-sulfur compounds, oxidation of organic sulfur compounds in air, modeling studies of atmospheric sulfur budget, and remaining problems.