Open AccessDetermining critical open science questions regarding biosphere‐atmosphere interactions
Author(s) -
Carlton Annmarie G.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2011eo330004
Subject(s) - biosphere , atmosphere (unit) , environmental science , climate change , earth science , air quality index , earth system science , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , ecology , geography , geology , biology
Measuring and Modeling at the Interface of Air Quality and Climate to Understand Biosphere‐Atmosphere Interactions; New Brunswick, New Jersey, 26–27 May 2011 The southeastern United States has not warmed like other U.S. regions in response to global climate change. This anomaly may be related to aerosols derived from biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) and the related aerosol direct and indirect radiative effects. To understand the causal relationships that result in this trend, the scientific community must ask, What sources and processes control the fate of biogenic compounds in anthropogenically influenced environments? What are the climate‐relevant properties and air quality impacts? Approximately 30 atmospheric scientists with experimental (field and laboratory) and modeling backgrounds met to discern the most critical open science questions regarding biosphere‐atmosphere interactions. An objective of the meeting was to formulate targeted science questions and broadly discuss the tools, approaches, and measurements needed to answer them.