Unexpected seasonality in quantity and composition of Amazon rainforest air reactivity

A. C. Nölscher; A. M. Yañez-Serrano; S. Wolff; A. Carioca de Araujo; J. V. Lavrič; J. Kesselmeier; J. Williams

doi:10.1038/ncomms10383

Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

Unexpected seasonality in quantity and composition of Amazon rainforest air reactivity

A. C. Nölscher,
A. M. Yañez-Serrano,
S. Wolff,
A. Carioca de Araujo,
J. V. Lavrič,
J. Kesselmeier,
J. Williams

Affiliations

A. C. Nölscher: Air Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
A. M. Yañez-Serrano: Air Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
S. Wolff: Air Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
A. Carioca de Araujo: Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria
J. V. Lavrič: Biogeochemical Systems Department, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
J. Kesselmeier: Air Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
J. Williams: Air Chemistry and Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10383
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The degree to which biogenic volatile organic compounds released by the Amazon canopy impact oxidation capacity remains uncertain. Here, the authors evaluate the vertical distribution of total hydroxyl radical reactivity and individual trace gases in the Amazon rainforest, and determine seasonal variations.

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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