Abstract
In this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurements of surface fluxes and atmospheric composition of reactive trace gases and particles with modelling studies of chemical processes in a protected forest area of Sabah, East Malaysia, to better understand how a south-east Asian rain forest contributes to the formation of ozone and particles in the lower atmosphere. We will do this using a Consortium of eight of the leading members of the UK s Distributed Institute for Atmospheric Composition, utilising the UK s Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurement s BAe 146 research aircraft, the resources of the UK s University Facility for Atmospheric Measurements, the Malaysian Meteorological Service s Global Atmospheric Watch station at Bukit Atur, Sabah, Malaysia, and the Royal Society of London-supported Danum Valley Field Centre. We will bring significant added-value to NERC resources by the active participation of international collaborators.
United Kingdom