Micrometeorological aspects of the monoterpenes emission in a forest at central Amazon

Authors

  • Sarah Batalha Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará/ Doutorado Sociedade, Natureza e Desenvolvimento
  • Jeong-Hoo Park Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa Ambiental
  • Eliane Alves Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
  • Raoni Santana Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará/ Instituto de Engenharia e Geociências
  • Roger Seco Universidade da Califórnia, Irvine
  • Jose Oscar Vega Bustillos Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares
  • James Smith Universidade da Califórnia, Irvine
  • Alex Guenther Universidade da Califórnia, Irvine
  • Julio Tóta Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará/ Instituto de Engenharia e Geociências

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X30729

Keywords:

Atmospheric Chemistry, Eddy Covariance, BVOCs

Abstract

This research aimed to present results about the mixing ratio and flux of monoterpenes at a forest region of the Brazilian Amazon. It was used micrometeorology instrumentation (using a Sonic Anemometer) and analytical chemistry by a Proton Transfer Reaction - Time of Flight - Mass Spectrometer, PTR-ToF-MS. The calibration of the spectrometer was performed regularly using a gravimetric mix of standard gas containing different masses of volatile organic compounds. The results showed average mixing ration of monoterpenes of 0.185 ppbv and maximum emission flux of 1.495 mg m-2 h-1. It was concluded that this region presented a significant emission of monoterpenes in relation to another tropical forest in central Amazonia, evidencing the needing to improve studies about atmospheric chemistry in different forests of the Amazon Basin.

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Published

2018-03-22

How to Cite

Batalha, S., Park, J.-H., Alves, E., Santana, R., Seco, R., Bustillos, J. O. V., Smith, J., Guenther, A., & Tóta, J. (2018). Micrometeorological aspects of the monoterpenes emission in a forest at central Amazon. Ciência E Natura, 40, 150–154. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X30729

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