Current estimates of biogenic emissions from eucalypts uncertain for  southeast Australia

Emmerson, Kathryn M.; Galbally, Ian E.; Guenther, Alex B.; Paton-Walsh, Clare; Guerette, Elise-Andree; Cope, Martin E.; Keywood, Melita D.; Lawson, Sarah J.; Molloy, Suzie B.; Dunne, Erin; Thatcher, Marcus; Karl, Thomas; Maleknia, Simin D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6997-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6997-2016

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6997-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

Research article

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08 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 08 Jun 2016

Current estimates of biogenic emissions from eucalypts uncertain for southeast Australia

Kathryn M. Emmerson, Ian E. Galbally, Alex B. Guenther, Clare Paton-Walsh, Elise-Andree Guerette, Martin E. Cope, Melita D. Keywood, Sarah J. Lawson, Suzie B. Molloy, Erin Dunne, Marcus Thatcher, Thomas Karl, and Simin D. Maleknia

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6997-2016-supplement

Data sets

Forests of Australia 2003 DAWR, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Australia https://data.gov.au/datsaset/forests-of-australia-2003f-australia-2003

High resolution monthly and multi-monthly temperature gridded datasets from 1911 onwards BoM, Bureau of Meteorology, Australia http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/awap

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We have tested how a model using a global inventory of plant-based emissions compares with four sets of measurements made in southeast Australia. This region is known for its eucalypt species, which dominate the summertime global inventory. The Australian part of the inventory has been produced using measurements made on eucalypt saplings. The model could not match the measurements, and the inventory needs to be improved by taking measurements of a wider range of Australian plant types and ages.