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@ARTICLE{Ammann:44166,
author = {Ammann, C. and Spirig, C. and Neftel, A. and Steinbacher,
M. and Komenda, M. and Schaub, A.},
title = {{A}pplication of {PTR}-{MS} for measurements of biogenic
{VOC} in a deciduous forest},
journal = {International journal of mass spectrometry},
volume = {239},
issn = {1387-3806},
address = {[S.l.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {PreJuSER-44166},
pages = {87 - 101},
year = {2004},
note = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
abstract = {The Vegetation-atmosphere-exchange is an important process
controlling the atmospheric concentration of various
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that play a major role in
atmospheric chemistry. However, the quantification of VOC
exchange on the ecosystem scale is still an analytical
challenge. In the present study we tested and applied a
proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry system (PTR-MS)
for the measurement of biogenic VOCs in a mixed deciduous
forest, VOC concentrations were from the raw instrument
signals based on physical principles. This method allows a
consistent quantification also of compounds for which
regular calibration with a gas standard is not available. It
requires a regular and careful investigation of the
mass-dependent ion detection characteristics of the PTR-MS,
which otherwise could become a considerable error source.
The PTR-MS method was tested in the laboratory for a range
of oxygenated and non-oxygenated VOCs using a permeation
source. the agreement was within $16\%$ or better, which is
well within the expected uncertainty.During the field
measurement campaign in a deciduous forest stand, an on-line
intercomparison with a state-of-the-art gas-chromatography
system showed a generally good agreement. However, the
relatively low ambient VOC concentrations revealed some
systematic difference for acetone and isoprene, that may
indicate an error in the determination of the PTR-MS offset
or an interference of an unidentified isobaric compound on
the detected ion mass. With the presentation of selected
field results, we demonstrate the ability of the PTR-MS
system to measure continuous vertical concentration profiles
of biogenic VOCs throughout a forest canopy at a time
resolution of 20 min. The resulting datasets provide
valuable information for the study of the interactions
between emission, photochemical transformation and transport
processes within and above the forest canopy. (C) 2004
Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
keywords = {J (WoSType)},
cin = {ICG-II},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB48},
pnm = {Chemie und Dynamik der Geo-Biosphäre},
pid = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK257},
shelfmark = {Physics, Atomic, Molecular $\&$ Chemical / Spectroscopy},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000225902200003},
doi = {10.1016/j.ijms.2004.08.012},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/44166},
}