Long-term measurements of volatile organic compounds highlight the importance of sesquiterpenes for the atmospheric chemistry of a boreal forest

Hellén, Heidi; Praplan, Arnaud P.; Tykkä, Toni; Ylivinkka, Ilona; Vakkari, Ville; Bäck, Jaana; Petäjä, Tuukka; Kulmala, Markku; Hakola, Hannele

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13839-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 19

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13839-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-13839-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 19

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01 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 01 Oct 2018

Long-term measurements of volatile organic compounds highlight the importance of sesquiterpenes for the atmospheric chemistry of a boreal forest

Heidi Hellén, Arnaud P. Praplan, Toni Tykkä, Ilona Ylivinkka, Ville Vakkari, Jaana Bäck, Tuukka Petäjä, Markku Kulmala, and Hannele Hakola

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RC1: 'Review of “Sesquiterpenes identified as key species for atmospheric chemistry in boreal forest by terpenoid and OVOC measurements”', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Jun 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer 1 comments', Heidi Hellén, 23 Aug 2018
RC2: 'Review of Hellen et. al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Jun 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to reviewer 2 comments', Heidi Hellén, 23 Aug 2018
RC3: 'Review of Hellen et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 02 Jul 2018
- AC3: 'Reply to reviewer 3 comments', Heidi Hellén, 23 Aug 2018

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ED: Publish as is (17 Sep 2018) by Astrid Kiendler-Scharr (deceased)

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Exceptionally large ambient air concentration datasets of VOCs were measured in a boreal forest. For the first time concentration of the main sesquiterpene (β-caryophyllene) emitted by the local trees was also measured. Sesquiterpenes were found to have a major impact on local atmospheric chemistry, even though their concentrations were 30 times lower than the monoterpene concentrations. In addition, sesquiterpenes are expected to have a high impact on local secondary organic aerosol production.