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NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00046

Surface chemistry controlling ozone removal from the boundary layer.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Heal, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Chemistry
Co-Investigator:
Professor J Cape, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), Dise
Science Area:
Atmospheric
Overall Classification:
Atmospheric
ENRIs:
Pollution and Waste
Global Change
Environmental Risks and Hazards
Science Topics:
Pollution
Land - Atmosphere Interactions
Tropospheric Processes
Ecosystem Scale Processes
Abstract:
We will use the controlled exposure of a range of surfaces to ozone under varying temperatures and relative humidities in order to determine the rate of O3 reaction. Experiments will use a CSTR design, with a Teflon chamber inside a large plant growth cabinet. The objective is to characterise the non-stomatal uptake of O3 at the earths surface, so that better parametrisations of this large O3 sink can be incorporated into atmospheric chemistry models of the boundary layer. The role of surface wetness, and the reaction of O3 with biogenic reactive hydrocarbons in the gas phase and dissolved in leaf surface waxes will be studied, to improve knowledge of the fundamental chemical processes that destroy ozone on or in plant canopies.
Period of Award:
31 Mar 2003 - 30 Mar 2004
Value:
£44,508 Lead Split Award
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2002/00046
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed

This grant award has a total value of £44,508  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - StaffTotal - Other CostsTotal - Indirect Costs
£24,659£8,505£11,343

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