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| Titel |
Fluxes and concentrations of volatile organic compounds above central London, UK |
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B. Langford, E. Nemitz, E. House, G. J. Phillips, D. Famulari, B. Davison, J. R. Hopkins, A. C. Lewis, C. N. Hewitt |
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 10, no. 2 ; Nr. 10, no. 2 (2010-01-22), S.627-645 |
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250007966
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-10-627-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Concentrations and fluxes of eight volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were
measured during October 2006 from a high telecom tower above central London,
as part of the CityFlux contribution to the REPARTEE I campaign. A
continuous flow disjunct eddy covariance technique with analysis by proton
transfer reaction mass spectrometry was used. Daily averaged VOC mixing
ratios were within the range 1–19 ppb for the oxygenated compounds
(methanol, acetaldehyde and acetone) and 0.2–1.3 ppb for the aromatics
(benzene, toluene and C2-benzenes). Typical VOC fluxes were in the
range 0.1–1.0 mg m−2 h−1. There was a non-linear relationship
between VOC fluxes and traffic density for most of the measured compounds.
Traffic activity was estimated to account for approximately 70% of the
aromatic compound fluxes, whereas non-traffic related sources were found to
be more important for methanol and isoprene fluxes. The measured fluxes were
comparable to the estimates of the UK national atmospheric emission
inventory for the aromatic VOCs and CO. In contrast, fluxes of the
oxygenated compounds were about three times larger than inventory estimates.
For isoprene and acetonitrile this difference was many times larger. At
temperatures over 25° C it is estimated that more than half the
isoprene observed in central London is of biogenic origin. |
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