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The impact of natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbons on the tropospheric budget of carbon monoxide

dc.contributor.authorGranier, C.
dc.contributor.authorPétron, G.
dc.contributor.authorMüller, J.-F.
dc.contributor.authorBrasseur, G.
dc.date2000
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-05T12:33:42Z
dc.date.available2017-05-05T12:33:42Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/5336
dc.descriptionA method to quantify the relative contributions of surface sources and photochemical production of atmospheric carbon monoxide has been implemented in a three-dimensional chemical-transport model. The impact of biogenic and anthropogenic hydrocarbons has been calculated. The oxidation of isoprene contributes to about 10% of the global tropospheric burden of carbon monoxide, with a maximum contribution over southern America and Africa. Oxidation of methane and terpenes contribute to 28 and 2%, respectively, of the tropospheric burden of CO. The oxidation of the other hydrocarbons, which include ethane, propane, ethylene, propylene and the surrogate hydrocarbon representing other hydrocarbons results in 12% of the CO tropospheric burden, among which 69% results from the oxidation of hydrocarbons of biologic origin. The overall global CO yield from the oxidation of isoprene is estimated to be 23% on a carbon basis. Comparisons between model results and the few available observations of isoprene, terpenes and their oxidation products show that there is no evidence that the current global isoprene emissions proposed in the IGAC/GEIA emissions data base are substantially overestimated, as suggested by previous studies. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.A method to quantify the relative contributions of surface sources and photochemical production of atmospheric carbon monoxide has been implemented in a three-dimensional chemical-transport model. The impact of biogenic and anthropogenic hydrocarbons has been calculated. The oxidation of isoprene contributes to about 10% of the global tropospheric burden of carbon monoxide, with a maximum contribution over southern America and Africa. Oxidation of methane and terpenes contribute to 28 and 2%, respectively, of the tropospheric burden of CO. The oxidation of the other hydrocarbons, which include ethane, propane, ethylene, propylene and the surrogate hydrocarbon representing other hydrocarbons results in 12% of the CO tropospheric burden, among which 69% results from the oxidation of hydrocarbons of biologic origin. The overall global CO yield from the oxidation of isoprene is estimated to be 23% on a carbon basis. Comparisons between model results and the few available observations of isoprene, terpenes and their oxidation products show that there is no evidence that the current global isoprene emissions proposed in the IGAC/GEIA emissions data base are substantially overestimated, as suggested by previous studies.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleThe impact of natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbons on the tropospheric budget of carbon monoxide
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiEarth and related Environmental sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeBiomass
dc.subject.freeCarbon monoxide
dc.subject.freeGreenhouse effect
dc.subject.freeHydrocarbon refining
dc.subject.freeOxidation
dc.subject.freePhotochemical reactions
dc.subject.freeTroposphere
dc.subject.freeAnthropogenic hydrocarbons
dc.subject.freeChemical transport models
dc.subject.freeAtmospheric chemistry
dc.subject.freecarbon monoxide
dc.subject.freeethane
dc.subject.freeethylene
dc.subject.freehydrocarbon
dc.subject.freeisoprene
dc.subject.freemethane
dc.subject.freepropane
dc.subject.freepropylene
dc.subject.freeterpene
dc.subject.freeanthropogenic source
dc.subject.freebiogenic emission
dc.subject.freecarbon dioxide
dc.subject.freehydrocarbon
dc.subject.freephotochemistry
dc.subject.freetroposphere
dc.subject.freeAfrica
dc.subject.freebiogenesis
dc.subject.freecalculation
dc.subject.freeconference paper
dc.subject.freecontrolled study
dc.subject.freeemission
dc.subject.freemeasurement
dc.subject.freemodel
dc.subject.freeoxidation
dc.subject.freephotochemistry
dc.subject.freepollution transport
dc.subject.freepriority journal
dc.subject.freeSouth America
dc.subject.freesurface property
dc.subject.freetechnique
dc.subject.freetroposphere
dc.source.titleAtmospheric Environment
dc.source.volume34
dc.source.issue29-30
dc.source.page5255-5270
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00299-5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0034302580


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