Rainy with a Chance of Sea Salt: Sourcing the Sulfur in Houston's Rainfall

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dc.contributor.advisorTorres, Marken_US
dc.creatorOsorio, Valentinaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-10T18:42:41Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-06-10T18:42:41Zen_US
dc.date.issued2024en_US
dc.description.abstractAs one of six criteria air pollutants monitored by the US Environmental Protection Agency, sulfur dioxide negatively affects human and environmental health. Upon entering the atmosphere, sulfur dioxide is oxidized and dissolved in water as sulfuric acid; consequently sulfate rains out and can act as a tracer for atmospheric processing of sulfur compounds. Precipitation data were taken in Houston and compared to the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge in order to compare sulfur sources in atmospheric deposition between urban and rural regions. Houston rain exhibits chemical sign atures that are suggestive of seawater and dust influences on rain chemistry, but leaves uncertainty in attributions to these sources as well as others expected to be present around Houston. This project evaluates the degree to which solute and water isotope data can be used to source sulfate in rainfall both within the major city of Houston and outside of its large suburban area.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationOsorio, Valentina. "Rainy with a Chance of Sea Salt: Sourcing the Sulfur in Houston's Rainfall.” Undergraduate honors thesis, Rice University, 2024. https://doi.org/10.25611/YDBE-DG81.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRainy_with_a_Chance_of_Sea_Salt_ Sourcing_the_Sulfur_in_Houston_Rainfallen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25611/YDBE-DG81en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/117233en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRice Universityen_US
dc.rightsThis work is protected by copyright and is made available here for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectsulfur dioxideen_US
dc.subjectsulfateen_US
dc.subjectstable isotopesen_US
dc.subjectdepositionen_US
dc.titleRainy with a Chance of Sea Salt: Sourcing the Sulfur in Houston's Rainfallen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.departmentEarth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelUndergraduateen_US
thesis.degree.nameSenior Honors Thesisen_US
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