Incubator project for a plant-aerosol interactions research campaign
EMSL Project ID
48995
Abstract
The metabolomes of many living organisms are a diverse array of molecules. Some of them are released into the atmosphere where they react with oxidants that determine the atmospheric abundance of important short-lived climate forcers and air pollutants including organic aerosol, ozone and methane. The role of these molecules in air quality and climate is conceptually clear but an accurate quantitative representation is needed for predictive models. The proposed work is a novel application of EMSL capabilities to investigate the role of climate, nutrients and ecosystem stress in determining the production of metabolites from land ecosystems and their release into the atmosphere. The project will quantify ecosystem functioning and stress with observations. The specific needs for EMSL analytical capabilities include high throughput, sensitive metabolomic analytical techniques and unique EMSL high resolution mass spectrometry capabilities for unambiguous identification of chemical formulas. The scientific objectives of this proposed work are aligned with the research priorities of the EMSL AAS science theme and DOE BER programs in Atmospheric System Research and Terrestrial Ecosystem Science. The expected outcome of this research is an improved predictive capability for climate models.
Project Details
Start Date
2015-05-08
End Date
2015-09-30
Status
Closed
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