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Karl, T., L. Kaser, and A. Turnipseed,
"Eddy covariance measurements of isoprene and 232-MBO based on NO+ time-of-flight mass spectrometry",
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 365-366, pp. 15 - 19, 2014.
Link:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1387380613004272
<div>Isoprene and 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (232-MBO) are the dominant</div>
<div>biogenic \{VOCs\} released throughout the US, thus requiring simultaneous</div>
<div>measurements. Recent measurements suggest the presence of isoprene</div>
<div>in 232-MBO dominated ecosystems, however analytical difficulties</div>
<div>make it problematic to detect both species independently. Based on</div>
<div>a new chemical ionization scheme we use eddy covariance measurements</div>
<div>to selectively measure fluxes of both species without analytical</div>
<div>interference at the Manitou Experimental Forest (MEF) in Colorado.</div>
<div>Our measurements show a concentration ratio between isoprene and</div>
<div>232 \{MBO\} of 0.24 (ppbv/ppbv), and a flux ratio of 0.10 ([ppbv m/s]/[ppbv m/s]).</div>
<div>Daytime average emission factors of isoprene and 232 \{MBO\} were</div>
<div>1.4 +/- 0.3 and 16.0 +/- 3.0 mg/m^2/h respectively.</div>
<div>Both compounds exhibit light and temperature dependent fluxes. These</div>
<div>findings suggest that isoprene is both locally produced and transported</div>
<div>to the measurement site dominated by ponderosa pine. This makes it</div>
<div>difficult to use \{MVK\} and \{MAC\} as tracers for estimating the</div>
<div>photochemical age of isoprene chemistry at this site. Further our</div>
<div>measurements suggest that isoprene can contribute to about 15% of</div>
<div>the \{OH\} reactivity relative to 232 MBO.</div>