Intra- and inter-annual variability of VOC emissions from natural and semi-natural vegetation in Europe and neighbouring countries

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1380-1391

  Steinbrecher, Rainer ^a   Smiatek, Gerhard ^a   Köble, Renate ^b   Seufert, Günther ^b   Theloke, Jochen ^c   Hauff, Karin ^c   Ciccioli, Paolo ^d   Vautard, Robert ^e   Curci, Gabriele ^f  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BVOC; Emission modelling; Inventory; Isoprenoids; oxyVOC; Sequiterpenes

Indexed keywords

BVOC; EMISSION MODELLING; INVENTORY; ISOPRENOIDS; OXYVOC; SEQUITERPENES;

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CHEMICALS; FORESTRY; HYDROCARBONS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; LAND USE; OLEFINS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; VEGETATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOGENIC EMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION INVENTORY; ISOPRENOID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TERPENE; VEGETATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; BIOMASS; EMISSION; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HYDROCARBONS; INVENTORY CONTROL; ISOPRENE; MONOTERPENES; PLANTS; RESOLUTION; VARIABILITY; VOC;

EID: 59349098799     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.09.072     Document Type: Article

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