Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry.

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Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry. / Fehsenfeld, Fred; Calvert, Jack; Fall, Ray et al.
In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1992, p. 389-430.

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Fehsenfeld, F, Calvert, J, Fall, R, Goldan, P, Guenther, AB, Hewitt, CN, Lamb, B, Liu, S, Trainer, M, Westberg, H & Zimmerman, P 1992, 'Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry.', Global Biogeochemical Cycles, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 389-430. <http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/1992/92GB02125.shtml>

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Fehsenfeld, F., Calvert, J., Fall, R., Goldan, P., Guenther, A. B., Hewitt, CN., Lamb, B., Liu, S., Trainer, M., Westberg, H., & Zimmerman, P. (1992). Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 6(4), 389-430. http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/1992/92GB02125.shtml

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Fehsenfeld F, Calvert J, Fall R, Goldan P, Guenther AB, Hewitt CN et al. Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 1992;6(4):389-430.

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Fehsenfeld, Fred ; Calvert, Jack ; Fall, Ray et al. / Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry. In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 1992 ; Vol. 6, No. 4. pp. 389-430.

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title = "Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry.",

abstract = "Vegetation provides a major source of reactive carbon entering the atmosphere. These compounds play an important role in (1) shaping global tropospheric chemistry, (2) regional photochemical oxidant formation, (3) balancing the global carbon cycle, and (4) production of organic acids which contribute to acidic deposition in rural areas. Present estimates place the total annual global emission of these compounds between approximately 500 and 825 Tg yr−1. The volatile olefinic compounds, such as isoprene and the monoterpenes, are thought to constitute the bulk of these emissions. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that a variety of partially oxidized hydrocarbons, principally alcohols, are also emitted. The available information concerning the terrestrial vegetation as sources of volatile organic compounds is reviewed. The biochemical processes associated with these emissions of the compounds and the atmospheric chemistry of the emitted compounds are discussed.",

author = "Fred Fehsenfeld and Jack Calvert and Ray Fall and Paul Goldan and Guenther, {Alex B.} and CN Hewitt and Brian Lamb and Shaw Liu and Michael Trainer and Hal Westberg and Pat Zimmerman",

year = "1992",

language = "English",

volume = "6",

pages = "389--430",

journal = "Global Biogeochemical Cycles",

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T1 - Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and their implications for atmospheric chemistry.

AU - Fehsenfeld, Fred

AU - Calvert, Jack

AU - Fall, Ray

AU - Goldan, Paul

AU - Guenther, Alex B.

AU - Hewitt, CN

AU - Lamb, Brian

AU - Liu, Shaw

AU - Trainer, Michael

AU - Westberg, Hal

AU - Zimmerman, Pat

PY - 1992

Y1 - 1992

N2 - Vegetation provides a major source of reactive carbon entering the atmosphere. These compounds play an important role in (1) shaping global tropospheric chemistry, (2) regional photochemical oxidant formation, (3) balancing the global carbon cycle, and (4) production of organic acids which contribute to acidic deposition in rural areas. Present estimates place the total annual global emission of these compounds between approximately 500 and 825 Tg yr−1. The volatile olefinic compounds, such as isoprene and the monoterpenes, are thought to constitute the bulk of these emissions. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that a variety of partially oxidized hydrocarbons, principally alcohols, are also emitted. The available information concerning the terrestrial vegetation as sources of volatile organic compounds is reviewed. The biochemical processes associated with these emissions of the compounds and the atmospheric chemistry of the emitted compounds are discussed.

AB - Vegetation provides a major source of reactive carbon entering the atmosphere. These compounds play an important role in (1) shaping global tropospheric chemistry, (2) regional photochemical oxidant formation, (3) balancing the global carbon cycle, and (4) production of organic acids which contribute to acidic deposition in rural areas. Present estimates place the total annual global emission of these compounds between approximately 500 and 825 Tg yr−1. The volatile olefinic compounds, such as isoprene and the monoterpenes, are thought to constitute the bulk of these emissions. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that a variety of partially oxidized hydrocarbons, principally alcohols, are also emitted. The available information concerning the terrestrial vegetation as sources of volatile organic compounds is reviewed. The biochemical processes associated with these emissions of the compounds and the atmospheric chemistry of the emitted compounds are discussed.

M3 - Journal article

VL - 6

SP - 389

EP - 430

JO - Global Biogeochemical Cycles

JF - Global Biogeochemical Cycles

SN - 1944-9224

IS - 4

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