Title: | Emissions of biogenic VOC from forest ecosystems in central Europe: estimation and comparison with anthropogenic emission inventory |
Address: | "Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Dept. of Meteorology and Environment Protection, V Holesovickach 2, Prague 180 00, Czech Republic. katerina.zemankova@centrum.cz" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.08.032 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-6424 (Electronic) 0269-7491 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "This paper describes a method of estimating emission fluxes of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) based on the approach proposed by Guenther et al. (1995) and the high-resolution Corine land-cover 2000 database (1x1km resolution). The computed emission fluxes for the Czech Republic (selected for analysis as being representative of a heavily cultivated, central European country) are compared with anthropogenic emissions, both for the entire country and for individual administrative regions. In some regions, BVOC emissions are as high as anthropogenic emissions; however, in most regions the BVOC emissions are approximately 50% of the anthropogenic emissions. The yearly course of BVOC emissions (represented by monoterpenes and isoprene) is presented, along with the spatial distribution of annual mean values. Differences in emission distributions during winter (January) and summer (June) are also considered" |
Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/*analysis Czech Republic *Ecosystem Environmental Monitoring/*statistics & numerical data Models, Chemical Seasons Trees/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis;" |
Notes: | "MedlineZemankova, Katerina Brechler, Josef eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2009/09/24 Environ Pollut. 2010 Feb; 158(2):462-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.08.032. Epub 2009 Sep 20" |