Achievement

The chemistry of biogenic volatile organic compounds, their contribution to atmospheric oxidant and aerosol formation, and their feedbacks with climate are incompletely understood. Consequently, we cannot predict potential changes in air quality resulting from alterations in emissions associated with changing forest environments. CABINEX (Community Atmosphere-Biosphere INteractions EXperiments) undertook field measurements at the leaf and canopy scale to examine the effects of forest succession and related changes in ecosystem function on atmospheric chemistry. CABINEX is a unique collaboration of atmospheric scientists, plant physiologists, and ecologists working to assess the response of ecosystems to climate change and subsequent atmospheric feedbacks. The campaign involved over 60 researchers including 4 BART Fellows (Melissa Galloway, Steven Griffin, Jonathan Slade, and Robert Hansen). Data analaysis in underway and findings will be reported at the Fall 2010 AGU Meeting.