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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-14761-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-14761-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Seasonal and diurnal variations in biogenic volatile organic compounds in highland and lowland ecosystems in southern Kenya
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Simon Schallhart
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Ditte Taipale
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Toni Tykkä
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Matti Räsänen
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Lutz Merbold
Mazingira Centre, International Livestock Research Institute, P.O.
Box 30709, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
now at: Agroscope, Research Division Agroecology and Environment,
Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046, Zurich, Switzerland
Heidi Hellén
Finnish Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 503, 00101 Helsinki, Finland
Petri Pellikka
Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research/Physics,
Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 64, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- In-situ online investigation of biogenic volatile organic compounds emissions from tropical rainforests in Hainan, China X. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176668
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- Volatile organic compound emissions in croplands: The contributions of crops, soil, and agricultural management practices Y. Liu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2026.110484
- Interaction Processes of Environment and Plant Ecophysiology with BVOC Emissions from Dominant Greening Trees C. Duan et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030523
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We studied the mixing ratio of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in a humid highland and dry lowland African ecosystem in Kenya. The mixing ratio of monoterpenoids was similar to that measured in the relevant ecosystems in western and southern Africa, while that of isoprene was lower. Modeling the emission factors (EFs) for BVOCs from the lowlands, the EFs for isoprene and β-pinene agreed well with what is assumed in the MEGAN, while those of α-pinene and limonene were higher.
We studied the mixing ratio of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in a humid highland...
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