Studies on the dry deposition of NO2 to coniferous species at low NO2 concentrations
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- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Stockholm University Press in Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
- Vol. 46 (5) , 339
- https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v46i5.15809
Abstract
Measurements of the deposition of NO2 to seedlings of Scots pine and Norway spruce at ppbv and sub ppbv levels were made in the laboratory using a flow through chamber technique. The results show that NO2 deposition at air concentrations above 1 ppbv was governed by stomatal uptake. The possible influence of other factors controlling the NO2 deposition was also explored. Mean NO2 compensation points for both Scots pine and Norway spruce were lower than 0.2 ppbv, which can be considered negligible. Throughout the experiments, there was no evidence of internal resistance to NO2 uptake by the seedlings. At low NO2 concentrations (0.2–1 ppbv), the NO2 flux was generally below the detection limit of the technique. DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.1994.t01-4-00001.xKeywords
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