Evidence for Oligomer Formation in Clouds:  Reactions of Isoprene Oxidation Products

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (16) ◽  
pp. 4956-4960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katye E. Altieri ◽  
Annmarie G. Carlton ◽  
Ho-Jin Lim ◽  
Barbara J. Turpin ◽  
Sybil P. Seitzinger
2013 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 3669-3679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kolby J. Jardine ◽  
Kimberly Meyers ◽  
Leif Abrell ◽  
Eliane G. Alves ◽  
Ana Maria Yanez Serrano ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Ervens ◽  
Annmarie G. Carlton ◽  
Barbara J. Turpin ◽  
Katye E. Altieri ◽  
Sonia M. Kreidenweis ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Colin D O'Dowd ◽  
Gerrit de Leeuw

The current knowledge in primary and secondary marine aerosol formation is reviewed. For primary marine aerosol source functions, recent source functions have demonstrated a significant flux of submicrometre particles down to radii of 20 nm. Moreover, the source functions derived from different techniques up to 10 μm have come within a factor of two of each other. For secondary marine aerosol formation, recent advances have identified iodine oxides and isoprene oxidation products, in addition to sulphuric acid, as contributing to formation and growth, although the exact roles remains to be determined. While a multistep process seems to be required, isoprene oxidation products are more likely to participate in growth and sulphuric acid is more likely to participate in nucleation. Iodine oxides are likely to participate in both nucleation and growth.


2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoki MOCHIZUKI ◽  
Satoru TAKANASHI ◽  
Ryuichi WADA ◽  
Yuzo MIYAZAKI ◽  
Takashi NAKANO ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 11143-11156 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Matsunaga ◽  
C. Wiedinmyer ◽  
A. B. Guenther ◽  
J. J. Orlando ◽  
T. Karl ◽  
...  

Abstract. Glycolaldehyde, hydroxyacetone, and methylglyoxal, which are known isoprene oxidation products, were collected during two field experiments using an annular denuder sampling system and compared to a model calculation. The compounds in gas and aerosol phases were determined during both experiments. Global variation and distribution of the aerosol mass contribution of the compounds were predicted using the measurements, the box model results, and gas-phase concentrations and humidity simulated by a global 3-D model. Here we report the estimates of a global annual contribution of 35 (10–120) Tg of aerosol organic matter from isoprene.


2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (20) ◽  
pp. 6223-6243 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Ganzeveld ◽  
G. Eerdekens ◽  
G. Feig ◽  
H. Fischer ◽  
H. Harder ◽  
...  

Abstract. We present an evaluation of sources, sinks and turbulent transport of nitrogen oxides, ozone and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the boundary layer over French Guyana and Suriname during the October 2005 GABRIEL campaign by simulating observations with a single-column chemistry and climate model (SCM) along a zonal transect. Simulated concentrations of O3 and NO as well as NO2 photolysis rates over the forest agree well with observations when a small soil-biogenic NO emission flux was applied. This suggests that the photochemical conditions observed during GABRIEL reflect a pristine tropical low-NOx regime. The SCM uses a compensation point approach to simulate nocturnal deposition and daytime emissions of acetone and methanol and produces daytime boundary layer mixing ratios in reasonable agreement with observations. The area average isoprene emission flux, inferred from the observed isoprene mixing ratios and boundary layer height, is about half the flux simulated with commonly applied emission algorithms. The SCM nevertheless simulates too high isoprene mixing ratios, whereas hydroxyl concentrations are strongly underestimated compared to observations, which can at least partly explain the discrepancy. Furthermore, the model substantially overestimates the isoprene oxidation products methlyl vinyl ketone (MVK) and methacrolein (MACR) partly due to a simulated nocturnal increase due to isoprene oxidation. This increase is most prominent in the residual layer whereas in the nocturnal inversion layer we simulate a decrease in MVK and MACR mixing ratios, assuming efficient removal of MVK and MACR. Entrainment of residual layer air masses, which are enhanced in MVK and MACR and other isoprene oxidation products, into the growing boundary layer poses an additional sink for OH which is thus not available for isoprene oxidation. Based on these findings, we suggest pursuing measurements of the tropical residual layer chemistry with a focus on the nocturnal depletion of isoprene and its oxidation products.


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