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Carslaw et al. 2000

Carslaw, N., N. Bell, A.C. Lewis, J.B. McQuaid, and M.J. Pilling, 2000: A detailed case study of isoprene chemistry during the EASE96 Mace Head campaign. Atmos. Environ., 34, 2827-2836, doi:10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00088-1.

A detailed chemical mechanism has been used in conjunction with high-quality field measurements in order to assess the potential role of isoprene at a clean coastal Northern Hemisphere site. The importance of isoprene as a source of peroxy radicals, formaldehyde and ozone is discussed in some detail for a case study day (July 17 1996). Between 10:00 and 16:00 h GMT, isoprene accounts on average for 15% of the OH removal, yet is responsible for the production of about 30% of the HO2 radicals. Isoprene is also responsible for between 40 and 60% of the HCHO formation, and 20-40% of the 2 ppb h(-1) conversion of NO to NO2 by peroxy radicals. We discuss the significant time lag between HCHO formation and destruction, a time lag that must be accounted for in order to accurately calculate the rate of HO2 production from isoprene degradation, and the implications of the isoprene oxidation for atmospheric chemistry.

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