BIOFOR
Biogenic Aerosol Formation over the Boreal Forest

BIOFOR aims to elucidate and understand the processes and conditions which control and promote new particle formation over the Boreal forest regions; to quantify the flux of organic gases from the forest and to explore the flux of aerosol to and from the forest canopy. Measurement campaigns will take place over the boreal forest in Finland, at the SMEAR II research station.

Related Publications

O'Dowd, C.D., E. Becker, J.M. Makela, M. Kulmala, Aerosol physic-chemical characteristics over a boreal forest determined by volatility analysis, Boreal Environment Research, in press 2000 PDF

Becker, E.J., C.D. O'Dowd, C. Hoell, P. Aalto, J. M. Mäkelä, and M Kulmala, Organic contribution to sub-micron aerosol evolution over the boreal forest - a case study, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 1, 5511, 1999.

Kulmala, M.,M. Dal Maso, J.M. Mäkelä, L. Pirjola, M. Väkevä, P. Aalto, P. Miikkulainen, K. Hämeri and C.D. O'Dowd, On the Formation, growth and composition of nucleation mode particles, submitted to Tellus, 2000

Kulmala, M., K. Hämeri, P.P. Aalto, J.M. Makela, L. Pirjola, E.D. Nilsson, G. Buzorius, U. Rannik, M. Dal Maso, W. Seidl, T. Hoffmann, R. Janson, H-C. Hansson, Y. Viisanen, and A. Laaksonen, C.D. O'Dowd, Overview of the international project on biogenic aerosol formation in the boreal forest (BIOFOR), submitted to Tellus, 2000.

Nilsson, E.D., U. Rannik, C.D. O'Dowd, G. Buzorius, M. Boy, and L. Laakso, Effects of continental boundary layer evolution, convection, turbulence and entrainment on aerosol formation, Submitted to Tellus, 2000.

Aalto, P.P., K. Hämeri, E. Becker, R. Weber, J. Salm, J.M. Mäkelä, C. Hoell, C.D. O'Dowd, H. Karlsson, H-C. Hansson, M. Väkevä, I. Koponen, G. Buzorius, and M. Kulmala, Physical characteristics of aerosol particles during nucleation events. Submitted to Tellus, 2000.

Kulmala, M. K. Hämeri, J.M. Mäkelä, P. P. Aalto, L. Pirjola, M. Väkevä, E. D. Nilsson, I.K.Koponen, G. Buzorius, P. Keronen, g. Rannik, L. Laakso, T. Vesala, K. Bigg, W. Seidl, R. Forkel, T. Hoffmann, J. Spanke, R. Jansson, M. Shimmo, H-C. Hansson, C.D. O'Dowd, E. Becker, J. Paatero, K. Teinilä, R. Hillamo, amd Y. Viisanen, Biogenic aerosol formation in the boreal forest, Boreal Environment Research, in press, 2000