Róisín Commane
OP3: Oxidant and Particle Photochemical Processes above a South-East Asian tropical rain forest
2008
Tropical forests account for over half of the World’s forests and act as a massive source of matter and energy to the lower atmosphere. Globally, equatorial and other tropical forests are estimated to account for almost half of all biogenic reactive volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions into the atmosphere. They are believed to play a major role in mediating the chemistry of the atmosphere, yet their roles in controlling chemical budgets and processes in the atmosphere on the local, regional and global scales are actually poorly understood.
Flying aboard the FAAM BAe-146, we measured OH and HO2 above the rainforests of Borneo. The ground-based FAGE instrument was measuring OH and HO2 near Bukit Atur, Sabah, Malaysia.
OP3: OH, HO2
JULY 2008
OP3 Publications
D. Stone, M.J. Evans, P. M. Edwards, R. Commane, T. Ingham, A.R. Rickard, D.M. Brookes, J. Hopkins, R.J. Leigh, A.C. Lewis, P.S. Monks, D. Oram, C.E. Reeves, D. Stewart and D.E. Heard: Isoprene oxidation mechanisms: measurement and modelling of OH and HO2 over a South-East Asian tropical rainforest during the OP3 field campaign, Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 11, 6749-6771, 2011
MacKenzie, A.R.; Langford, B.; Pugh, T.A.M.; Robinson, N.; Misztal, P.K.; Heard, D.E.; Lee, J.D.; Lewis, A.C.; Jones, C.E.; Hopkins, J.R.; Phillips, G.; Monks, P.S.; Karunaharan, A.; Hornsby, K.E.; Nicolas-Perea, V.; Coe, H.; Gabey, A.M.; Gallagher, M.W.; Whalley, L.K.; Edwards, P.M.; Evans, M.J.; Stone, D.; Ingham, T.; Commane, R.; Furneaux, K.L.; McQuaid, J.B.; Nemitz, E.; Seng, Y.K.; Fowler, D.; Pyle, J.A.; Hewitt, C.N.: The atmospheric chemistry of trace gases and particulate matter emitted by different land uses in Borneo, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B., 366 (1582), 2177-2195, 2011
C.N. Hewitt, J.D. Lee, A.R. MacKenzie, M.P. Barkley, N. Carslaw, G.D. Carver, N.A. Chappell, H. Coe, C. Collier, R. Commane, et al.: Overview: oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rainforest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools, Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 10, 169-199, 2010
I was warmly welcomed when I arrived in Bukit Atur with lots of chocolate!
All photographs copyright of Roisin Commane
OP3 Sites & Articles
- Palm Oil Plantations can cause air pollution
- Kate Furneaux’s Blog