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Pre-EXPRESSO: Pre-Experiment for Regional Sources and Sinks of Oxidants

Summary

To pave the way for EXPRESSO field work, Zimmerman and ACD scientist Alex Guenther went to Africa to scout potential study regions in January 1994. Klinger met with two French colleagues in the CAR and Congo later that year and has made two more trips to the republic this year, accompanied by other principals such as ACD deputy director Paul Sperry and logistics expert Karyn Sawyer (UCAR's Joint International Climate Project/Planning Office). In January, the visitors covered over 2,000 kilometers in surveying the region.

The trips helped the researchers to focus the science for the intensive observing periods. On his most recent visit, Klinger and his colleagues collected volatile organic carbon emissions from a wide range of plant species and sampled ambient air concentrations.

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Begin Date 1994-06-01 00:00:00
End Date 1994-07-31 23:59:59

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Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 15.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -15.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 10.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 25.00

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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.