Nature Communications (May 2017)

The effects of forest canopy shading and turbulence on boundary layer ozone

  • P. A. Makar,
  • R. M. Staebler,
  • A. Akingunola,
  • J. Zhang,
  • C. McLinden,
  • S. K. Kharol,
  • B. Pabla,
  • P. Cheung,
  • Q. Zheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15243
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Fully quantifying the influence of vegetation on atmospheric chemistry remains challenging. Here, the authors show that forest canopy shading and turbulence significantly modify air pollution throughout the atmospheric boundary layer, and must be taken into account in models of the atmosphere.