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Estimates on the production of CO and H 2 from the oxidation of hydrocarbon emissions from vegetation
Author(s) -
Zimmerman Patrick R.,
Chatfield Robert B.,
Fishman Jack,
Crutzen Paul J.,
Hanst Phillip L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl005i008p00679
Subject(s) - isoprene , hydrocarbon , environmental chemistry , environmental science , vegetation (pathology) , atmosphere (unit) , atmospheric sciences , chemistry , hydrology (agriculture) , meteorology , geology , organic chemistry , physics , copolymer , polymer , medicine , pathology , geotechnical engineering
Extrapolating from extensive field measurements on foliar emissions in the U. S. we arrive at approximate global inputs of isoprene and terpenes of 3.5 × 10 14 and 4.8 × 10 14 g(C)/yr respectively. The oxidation of these hydrocarbons could contribute in an important way to the atmospheric sources of CO (4.2− 13.3 × 10 14 g/yr)and H 2 (10 − 35 × 10 12 g/yr), and to organic species soluble in rainwater.
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