Oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a South-East Asian tropical rain forest (OP3-Danum-08)
Lead Research Organisation:
Lancaster University
Department Name: Environmental Science
Abstract
In this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurements of surface fluxes and atmospheric composition of reactive trace gases and particles with modelling studies of chemical processes in a protected forest area of Sabah, East Malaysia, to better understand how a south-east Asian rain forest contributes to the formation of ozone and particles in the lower atmosphere. We will do this using a Consortium of eight of the leading members of the UK's Distributed Institute for Atmospheric Composition, utilising the UK's Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurement's BAe 146 research aircraft, the resources of the UK's University Facility for Atmospheric Measurements, the Malaysian Meteorological Service's Global Atmospheric Watch station at Bukit Atur, Sabah, Malaysia, and the Royal Society of London-supported Danum Valley Field Centre. We will bring significant added-value to NERC resources by the active participation of international collaborators.
Organisations
Publications
Arneth A
(2011)
Global terrestrial isoprene emission models: sensitivity to variability in climate and vegetation
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Fowler D
(2011)
Effects of land use on surface-atmosphere exchanges of trace gases and energy in Borneo: comparing fluxes over oil palm plantations and a rainforest.
in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Gabey A
(2010)
Measurements and comparison of primary biological aerosol above and below a tropical forest canopy using a dual channel fluorescence spectrometer
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Gostlow B
(2009)
µDirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements
Gostlow B
(2010)
<i>µ</i>Dirac: an autonomous instrument for halocarbon measurements
in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Hamilton J
(2013)
Linking biogenic hydrocarbons to biogenic aerosol in the Borneo rainforest
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Hewitt C
(2010)
Overview: oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rainforest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Hewitt C
(2011)
Ground-level ozone influenced by circadian control of isoprene emissions
in Nature Geoscience
Hewitt CN
(2009)
Nitrogen management is essential to prevent tropical oil palm plantations from causing ground-level ozone pollution.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Hu W
(2015)
Characterization of a real-time tracer for isoprene epoxydiols-derived secondary organic aerosol (IEPOX-SOA) from aerosol mass spectrometer measurements
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
| Description | Tropical land use change can lead to changes in atmospheric composition. |
| Exploitation Route | By publication - ongoing |
| Sectors | Environment |