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    Diurnal variations and vertical gradients of biogenic volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds at the Tomakomai larch forest station in Japan

    Authors:

    Teruyo Ieda,

    Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University; Graduate School of Earth Environmental Science, Hokkaido University; Gerstel K.K., 2-13-18 Nakane, JP
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    Yasuyuki Kitamor,

    Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University; Graduate School of Earth Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, JP
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    Michihiro Mochida ,

    Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, JP
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    Ryuichi Hirata,

    Graduate School of Agriculture; National Institute for Environmental Studies, JP
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    Takashi Hirano,

    Graduate School of Agriculture, JP
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    Kou Inukai,

    National Institute for Environmental Studies, JP
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    Yasumi Fujinuma,

    National Institute for Environmental Studies, JP
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    Kimitaka Kawamura

    Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, JP
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    Abstract

    Volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds (VOCs and SVOCs) in the atmosphere control oxidative capacity of the air and formation of organic aerosols. To investigate sources, variations and fluxes of VOCs and SVOCs in the forest atmosphere, samples were collected in a larch forest at different heights in Tomakomai, Japan, from 3 to 5 September 2003 and were analyzed for VOCs (isoprene and α-pinene) and SVOCs (n-nonanal, n-decanal, glycolaldehyde, hydroxyacetone, glyoxal and methylglyoxal) using GC-FID and GC-MS. Isoprene (8–851 pptv) showed a diurnal variation with a maximum in daytime, whereas diurnal pattern was indistinct for α-pinene (6–145 pptv). SVOCs showed diurnal variations similar to isoprene, suggesting their origin to be biogenic. Denuder samplings of SVOCs demonstrated that up to 60% of SVOCs were present in aerosol particles. n-Nonanal and n-decanal were more abundant at lower altitude, suggesting their primary emissions from vegetations. In contrast, other four SVOCs showed an opposite or no trend and are considered as oxidation products of biogenic precursors such as isoprene. The averaged upward fluxes of isoprene and α-pinene were obtained to be 34.8 and 9.8 ng m-2 s-1, respectively. Magnitudes of SVOC fluxes were comparable to those of α-pinene, indicating that SVOCs affect budgets of organic gases/aerosols over the forest.

    How to Cite: Ieda, T., Kitamor, Y., Mochida, M., Hirata, R., Hirano, T., Inukai, K., Fujinuma, Y. and Kawamura, K., 2006. Diurnal variations and vertical gradients of biogenic volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds at the Tomakomai larch forest station in Japan. Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 58(3), pp.177–186. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00179.x
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      Published on 01 Jan 2006
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     Accepted on 8 Nov 2005            Submitted on 19 Mar 2005

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