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Research article
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18 Feb 2026
Research article |
| 18 Feb 2026
| 18 Feb 2026
Heat and continental transport shape the variability of volatile organic compounds in the Eastern Mediterranean: insights from multi-year observations and regional modeling
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Maximilien Desservettaz
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
Aliki Christodoulou
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
PSI, Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
Theodoros Christoudias
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Vijay Punjaji Kanawade
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Chrysanthos Savvides
Department of Labour Inspection, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Nicosia, Cyprus
Mihalis Vrekoussis
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Shahid Naqui
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Tuija Jokinen
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Joseph Byron
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Jonathan Williams
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany
Nikos Mihalopoulos
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Palaia Penteli, 15236 Athens, Greece
Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, 70013, Crete, Greece
Eleni Liakakou
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Palaia Penteli, 15236 Athens, Greece
Jean Sciare
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Efstratios Bourtsoukidis
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus
Data sets
Multiyear observations of VOCs in Cyprus Maximilien Desservettaz et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17483541
Short summary
This study reports multi-year (2022–2024) measurements of 76 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at a rural site in Cyprus. Oxygenated VOCs were the most abundant and showed strong daytime increases due to sunlight-driven chemistry. Air-mass analysis showed that transport from Middle East strongly influenced aromatic VOC levels. Climate–chemistry modeling underestimated most VOCs, highlighting gaps in current emission and chemical processes.
This study reports multi-year (2022–2024) measurements of 76 volatile organic compounds (VOCs)...
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