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ACPD - Special IssueQuantifying the impact of Boreal fires on tropospheric oxidants over the Atlantic using aircraft and satellites (BORTAS)
Editor(s): S. Matthiesen, B. N. Duncan, P. Monks, and R. MacKenzieMore Information The special issue will publish results from the BORTAS aircraft campaign in summer 2011 and related ground-based and space-borne measurement studies in 2010 and 2011. The overarching goal of BORTAS is to investigate the connection between the composition and the distribution of boreal biomass burning outflow, ozone production and loss within the outflow, and the resulting perturbation to oxidant chemistry in the troposphere. In July 2011, the FAAM146 research aircraft was used to sample the outflow from boreal fires over the Western boundary of the North Atlantic. These aircraft-based measurements were complemented by satellite data and a range of ground-based measurements.
The data obtained in the BORTAS campaign are used to
- describe observed chemistry within plumes, with particular attention to the NOy and organic chemistry;
- derive a reduced chemical mechanism from the Master Chemical Mechanism (MCM), informed by the measurements, suitable for use in a global chemical transport model to reproduce observed chemistry within the plumes;
- quantify the impact of boreal forest fires on oxidant chemistry over the temperate and subtropical Atlantic using a nested 3-D chemistry transport model, driven by assimilated field measurements and the reduced chemical mechanism; and
- detect, validate and quantify the impact of boreal biomass burning on global tropospheric composition using data from space-borne sensors.
Download citations of all papers: The influence of boreal biomass burning emissions on the distribution of tropospheric ozone over North America and the North Atlantic during 2010
M. Parrington, P. I. Palmer, D. K. Henze, D. W. Tarasick, E. J. Hyer, R. C. Owen, D. Helmig, C. Clerbaux, K. W. Bowman, M. N. Deeter, E. M. Barratt, P.-F. Coheur, D. Hurtmans, M. George, and J. R. Worden
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 11, 25099-25153, 2011
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encouraged to refer to the final revised version. Final Revised Paper (ACP) Discussion Paper (PDF, 1862 KB) Discussion Paper (PDF, 1862 KB) Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments) Final Revised Paper (ACP)
| | 08 Sep 2011 | The influence of boreal forest fires on the global distribution of non-methane hydrocarbons
A. C. Lewis, M. J. Evans, J. R. Hopkins, S. Punjabi, K. A. Read, S. Andrews, S. J. Moller, L. J. Carpenter, J. D. Lee, A. R. Rickard, P. I. Palmer, and M. Parrington
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 12, 23433-23469, 2012
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final revised paper in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). You are
encouraged to refer to the final revised version. Final Revised Paper (ACP) Discussion Paper (PDF, 2360 KB) Discussion Paper (PDF, 2360 KB) Interactive Discussion (Closed, 5 Comments) Final Revised Paper (ACP)
| | 10 Sep 2012 | ACE-FTS observations of pyrogenic trace species in boreal biomass burning plumes during BORTAS
K. A. Tereszchuk, G. González Abad, C. Clerbaux, J. Hadji-Lazaro, D. Hurtmans, P.-F. Coheur, and P. F. Bernath
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 12, 31629-31661, 2012
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encouraged to refer to the final revised version. Final Revised Paper (ACP) Discussion Paper (PDF, 3843 KB) Discussion Paper (PDF, 3843 KB) Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments) Final Revised Paper (ACP)
| | 10 Dec 2012 | Observations of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in the upper troposphere by the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS)
K. A. Tereszchuk, D. P. Moore, J. J. Harrison, C. D. Boone, M. Park, J. J. Remedios, W. J. Randel, and P. F. Bernath
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 13, 1575-1607, 2013
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| | 15 Jan 2013 | Ozone photochemistry in boreal biomass burning plumes
M. Parrington, P. I. Palmer, A. C. Lewis, J. D. Lee, A. R. Rickard, P. Di Carlo, J. W. Taylor, J. R. Hopkins, S. Punjabi, D. E. Oram, G. Forster, E. Aruffo, S. J. Moller, S. J.-B. Bauguitte, J. D. Allan, H. Coe, and R. J. Leigh
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 13, 1795-1853, 2013
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| | 17 Jan 2013 | Quantifying the impact of BOReal forest fires on Tropospheric oxidants over the Atlantic using Aircraft and Satellites (BORTAS) experiment: design, execution and science overview
P. I. Palmer, M. Parrington, J. D. Lee, A. C. Lewis, A. R. Rickard, P. F. Bernath, T. J. Duck, D. L. Waugh, D. W. Tarasick, S. Andrews, E. Aruffo, L. J. Bailey, E. Barrett, S. J.-B. Bauguitte, K. R. Curry, P. Di Carlo, L. Chisholm, L. Dan, G. Forster, J. E. Franklin, M. D. Gibson, D. Griffin, D. Helmig, J. R. Hopkins, J. T. Hopper, M. E. Jenkin, D. Kindred, J. Kliever, M. Le Breton, S. Matthiesen, M. Maurice, S. Moller, D. P. Moore, D. E. Oram, S. J. O'Shea, R. Christopher Owen, C. M. L. S. Pagniello, S. Pawson, C. J. Percival, J. R. Pierce, S. Punjabi, R. M. Purvis, J. J. Remedios, K. M. Rotermund, K. M. Sakamoto, A. M. da Silva, K. B. Strawbridge, K. Strong, J. Taylor, R. Trigwell, K. A. Tereszchuk, K. A. Walker, D. Weaver, C. Whaley, and J. C. Young
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 13, 4127-4181, 2013
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| | 14 Feb 2013 | Identifying the sources driving observed PM2.5 variability over Halifax, Nova Scotia, during BORTAS-B
M. D. Gibson, J. R. Pierce, D. Waugh, J. S. Kuchta, L. Chisholm, T. J. Duck, J. T. Hopper, S. Beauchamp, G. H. King, J. E. Franklin, W. R. Leaitch, A. J. Wheeler, Z. Li, G. A. Gagnon, and P. I. Palmer
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 13, 4491-4533, 2013
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| | 15 Feb 2013 | Airborne hydrogen cyanide measurements using a chemical ionisation mass spectrometer for the plume identification of biomass burning forest fires
M. Le Breton, A. Bacak, J. B. A. Muller, S. J. O'Shea, P. Xiao, M. N. R. Ashfold, M. C. Cooke, R. Batt, D. E. Shallcross, D. E. Oram, G. Forster, S. J.-B. Bauguitte, and C. J. Percival
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 13, 5649-5685, 2013
Abstract Discussion Paper (PDF, 3949 KB) Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 2 Comments) Manuscript under review for ACP
| | 27 Feb 2013 | Investigation of CO, C2H6 and aerosols in a boreal fire plume over eastern Canada during BORTAS 2011 using ground- and satellite-based observations, and model simulations
D. Griffin, K. A. Walker, J. E. Franklin, M. Parrington, C. Whaley, J. Hopper, J. R. Drummond, P. I. Palmer, K. Strong, T. J. Duck, I. Abboud, P. F. Bernath, C. Clerbaux, P.-F. Coheur, K. R. Curry, L. Dan, E. Hyer, J. Kliever, G. Lesins, M. Maurice, A. Saha, K. Tereszchuk, and D. Weaver
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 13, 11071-11109, 2013
Abstract Discussion Paper (PDF, 1845 KB) Supplement (3803 KB) Interactive Discussion (Open, 2 Comments) Manuscript under review for ACP
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