Environmental conditions regulate the impact of plants on cloud formation

D. F. Zhao; A. Buchholz; R. Tillmann; E. Kleist; C. Wu; F. Rubach; A. Kiendler-Scharr; Y. Rudich; J. Wildt; Th. F. Mentel

doi:10.1038/ncomms14067

Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Environmental conditions regulate the impact of plants on cloud formation

D. F. Zhao,
A. Buchholz,
R. Tillmann,
E. Kleist,
C. Wu,
F. Rubach,
A. Kiendler-Scharr,
Y. Rudich,
J. Wildt,
Th. F. Mentel

Affiliations

D. F. Zhao: Institute for Energy and Climate Research
A. Buchholz: Institute for Energy and Climate Research
R. Tillmann: Institute for Energy and Climate Research
E. Kleist: Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2
C. Wu: Institute for Energy and Climate Research
F. Rubach: Institute for Energy and Climate Research
A. Kiendler-Scharr: Institute for Energy and Climate Research
Y. Rudich: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science
J. Wildt: Institute for Energy and Climate Research
Th. F. Mentel: Institute for Energy and Climate Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14067
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted by vegetation influence cloud formation, yet the impact of environmental stresses remains little known. Here, manipulation experiments reveal insect infestation and heat stress are linked to induced VOC and constitutive VOC emissions shifts, respectively.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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