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Falta de reactividad OH en un bosque: evidencia de COVs biogénicos reactivos desconocidos
Piero Di Carlo1, William H Brune, Monica Martinez
1Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. piero.dicarlo@aquila.infn.it
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 1, 2004
Resumen
Las emisiones forestales de compuestos orgánicos volátiles biogénicos (COVB) contribuyen al ozono y a los aerosoles. BVOC reactivos desconocidos, posiblemente terpenos, explican la reactividad OH más alta de lo esperado observada en un estudio forestal de Michigan.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Química de la atmósfera La química de la atmósfera
- Ecología Forestal Ecología Forestal
- Ciencias ambientales Ciencias ambientales.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los compuestos orgánicos volátiles biogénicos (COVB) de los bosques, incluidos el isopreno y los terpenos, influyen en la química atmosférica.
- La formación de ozono y aerosoles en la troposfera se ve afectada por las emisiones forestales.
- La reactividad del OH es una métrica clave para los procesos de oxidación atmosférica.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la discrepancia entre la reactividad total de OH medida y la esperada en un bosque del norte de Michigan.
- Para identificar fuentes potenciales de reactividad OH no medida.
- Para probar la hipótesis de que los BVOC reactivos desconocidos contribuyen a la falta de reactividad OH.
Principales métodos:
- Medición directa de la reactividad total de OH en un entorno forestal.
- Cuantificación de las tasas de emisión de COVB, incluidos los terpenos.
- Análisis de la relación entre la temperatura, las emisiones de COVB y la reactividad de OH.
Principales resultados:
- La reactividad total de OH medida fue significativamente más alta de lo previsto en base a compuestos conocidos.
- La reactividad OH "falta" aumentó con la temperatura ambiente.
- Las tasas de emisión de terpenos y otros COVB también aumentaron con la temperatura.
Conclusiones:
- Es probable que los BVOC reactivos desconocidos sean los responsables de la "falta" de reactividad OH observada.
- Los terpenos son un candidato potencial para estos compuestos reactivos desconocidos.
- Las emisiones forestales juegan un papel crítico, y potencialmente subestimado, en la química atmosférica.
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