Oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a South-East Asian tropical rain forest (OP3-Danum-08)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of East Anglia
Department Name: Environmental Sciences
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
MacDonald S
(2012)
DOAS measurements of formaldehyde and glyoxal above a south-east Asian tropical rainforest
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Pyle JA
(2011)
The impact of local surface changes in Borneo on atmospheric composition at wider spatial scales: coastal processes, land-use change and air quality.
in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Robinson N
(2011)
Evidence for a significant proportion of Secondary Organic Aerosol from isoprene above a maritime tropical forest
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Robinson N
(2011)
Source attribution of Bornean air masses by back trajectory analysis during the OP3 project
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Stone D
(2011)
Isoprene oxidation mechanisms: measurements and modelling of OH and HO<sub>2</sub> over a South-East Asian tropical rainforest during the OP3 field campaign
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Trivitayanurak W
(2012)
The composition and variability of atmospheric aerosol over Southeast Asia during 2008
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
| Description | Brominated Ozone Depleting Substances: Halons & Very Short-Lived Substances (VSLS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | Seminar given at the University of Cambridge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |