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Molecular composition of organic aerosols in central Amazonia: An ultra-high-re...
Kourtchev, Ivan N.; Godoi, Ricardo Henrique Moreton; Connors, Sarah; Levine, James G.; Archibald, Alexander Thomas; Godoi, Ana Flávia LocateliThe Amazon Basin plays key role in atmospheric chemistry, biodiversity and climate change. In this study we applied nanoelectrospray (nanoESI) ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometry (UHRMS) for the analysis of the organic fraction of PM2.5 aerosol samples collected during dry and wet seasons at a site in central Amazonia receiving background air masses, biomass burning and urban pollution. Comprehensive mass s...
Dimethyl sulfide in the Amazon rain forest
Jardine, Kolby J.; Yáñez-Serrano, Ana Maria; Williams, Jonathan C.; Kunert, Norbert; Jardine, Angela B.; Taylor, Tyeen C.; Abrell, Leif; Artaxo, PauloSurface-to-atmosphere emissions of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) may impact global climate through the formation of gaseous sulfuric acid, which can yield secondary sulfate aerosols and contribute to new particle formation. While oceans are generally considered the dominant sources of DMS, a shortage of ecosystem observations prevents an accurate analysis of terrestrial DMS sources. Using mass spectrometry, we quantif...
Acridicon-chuva campaign: Studying tropical deep convective clouds and precipit...
Wendisch, Manfred; Pöschl, Ulrich; Andreae, Meinrat O.; Machado, Luiz Augusto Toledo; Albrecht, Rachel I.; Schlager, Hans; Rosenfeld, DanielComprehensive in situ and remote sensing observations of deep convective clouds using the new German research jet aircraft HALO have been performed over Amazonia to study the influence of anthropogenic aerosols on the cloud life cycle and precipitation formation processes. © 2016 American Meteorological Society.
Highly reactive light-dependent monoterpenes in the Amazon
Jardine, Angela B.; Jardine, Kolby J.; Fuentes, José D.; Martin, Scot T.; Martins, Giordane Augusto; Durgante, Flávia MachadoDespite orders of magnitude difference in atmospheric reactivity and great diversity in biological functioning, little is known about monoterpene speciation in tropical forests. Here we report vertically resolved ambient air mixing ratios for 12 monoterpenes in a central Amazon rainforest including observations of the highly reactive cis-β-ocimene (160 ppt), trans-β-ocimene (79 ppt), and terpinolene (32 ppt) wh...
CCN activity and organic hygroscopicity of aerosols downwind of an urban region...
Thalman, Ryan M.; Sá, Suzane S. de; Palm, Brett B.; Barbosa, H. M. J.; Pöhlker, Mira L.; Alexander, Michael Lizabeth; Brito, Joel F.; Carbone, SamaraDuring the Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5) campaign, size-resolved cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) spectra were characterized at a research site (T3) 60 km downwind of the city of Manaus, Brazil, in central Amazonia for 1 year (12 March 2014 to 3 March 2015). Particle hygroscopicity (κCCN) and mixing state were derived from the size-resolved CCN spectra, and the hygroscopici...
Seasonality of isoprenoid emissions from a primary rainforest in central Amazonia
Alves, Eliane Gomes; Jardine, Kolby J.; Tóta, Júlio; Jardine, Angela B.; Yáñez-Serrano, Ana Maria; Karl, Thomas G.; Tavares, Julia ValentimTropical rainforests are an important source of isoprenoid and other volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions to the atmosphere. The seasonal variation of these compounds is however still poorly understood. In this study, vertical profiles of mixing ratios of isoprene, total monoterpenes and total sesquiterpenes, were measured within and above the canopy, in a primary rainforest in central Amazonia, using a pr...
Observations of Manaus urban plume evolution and interaction with biogenic emis...
Cirino, Glauber G.; Brito, Joel F.; Barbosa, H. M. J.; Rizzo, Luciana Varanda; Tunved, Peter; Sá, Suzane S. de; Ji?enez, José Luis; Palm, Brett B.As part of the Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon 2014/5) Experiment, detailed aerosol and trace gas measurements were conducted near Manaus, a metropolis located in the central Amazon Basin. Measurements of aerosol particles and trace gases were done downwind Manaus at the sites T2 (Tiwa Hotel) and T3 (Manacapuru), at a distance of 8 and 70 km from Manaus, respectively. Based on in-p...
Methanol and isoprene emissions from the fast growing tropical pioneer species ...
Jardine, Kolby J.; Jardine, Angela B.; Souza, Vinicius F.; Carneiro, Vilany Matilla Colares; Ceron, João Vitor Barbosa; Gimenez, Bruno OlivaIsoprene (Is) emissions by plants represent a loss of carbon and energy resources leading to the initial hypothesis that fast growing pioneer species in secondary tropical forests allocate carbon primarily to growth at the expense of isoprenoid defenses. In this study, we quantified leaf isoprene and methanol emissions from the abundant pantropical pioneer tree species Vismia guianensis and ambient isoprene con...
Green leaf volatile emissions during high temperature and drought stress in a c...
Jardine, Kolby J.; Chambers, Jeffrey Quintin; Holm, Jennifer A.; Jardine, Angela B.; Fontes, Clarissa Gouveia; Zorzanelli, Raquel F.Prolonged drought stress combined with high leaf temperatures can induce programmed leaf senescence involving lipid peroxidation, and the loss of net carbon assimilation during early stages of tree mortality. Periodic droughts are known to induce widespread tree mortality in the Amazon rainforest, but little is known about the role of lipid peroxidation during drought-induced leaf senescence. In this study, we ...
Introduction: Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5)
Martin, Scot T.; Artaxo, Paulo; Machado, Luiz Augusto Toledo; Manzi, Antônio Ocimar; Souza, Rodrigo Augusto Ferreira de; Schumacher, Courtney J.The Observations and Modeling of the Green Ocean Amazon (GoAmazon2014/5) Experiment was carried out in the environs of Manaus, Brazil, in the central region of the Amazon basin for 2 years from 1 January 2014 through 31 December 2015. The experiment focused on the complex interactions among vegetation, atmospheric chemistry, and aerosol production on the one hand and their connections to aerosols, clouds, and p...