<p>Plants re-emit a substantial fraction of their assimilated carbon into the atmosphere as Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs) that affect the chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere. </p>

<p>If these plants/other similar vegetation have snow in there vicinity then what are the effects on the BVOC emissions from those plants. That is if a vegetation grows over a snow covered mountain then will the BVOC emissions be any different if there would have been no snow?</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-05-19T06:40:27.027Z
Welcome at Earthscience.SE. For clarification: Do you mean a situation when snow or something else is covering the vegetation (i.e. leafs) or do you mean a situation when it is cold (cold enough for snow to fall)?
daniel.heydebreck
CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-05-19T08:27:42.970Z
@daniel.neumann Both. I am talking about permanent as well as non-permanent snow.
Dark_Knight
CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-05-19T17:15:26.597Z
What type of BVOC and what type of plant? For example, isoprene and monoterpenes will follow different mechanisms. A good paper on this topic is http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/3181/2006/acp-6-3181-2006.pdf
BarocliniCplusplus
CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-05-20T00:50:26.037Z
@BarocliniCplusplus In general for all kinds of BVOCs emission. Same is the case for plants. It can be herbaceous vegetation like grasslands, lichens/mosses, forests(evergreen and deciduous). To be more precise, the vegetation in the Himalayan region. Although it itself covers a wide range of varieties.
Dark_Knight
CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-05-20T05:07:21.313Z
@BarocliniCplusplus And thank you for the paper. It's really interesting.
Dark_Knight
<biogeochemistry><snow><carbon>
Effect of snow on BVOC emmisions of plants/trees
Dark_Knight
# Effect of snow on BVOC emmisions of plants/trees

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-18)

Plants re-emit a substantial fraction of their assimilated carbon into the atmosphere as Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs) that affect the chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere.

If these plants/other similar vegetation have snow in there vicinity then what are the effects on the BVOC emissions from those plants. That is if a vegetation grows over a snow covered mountain then will the BVOC emissions be any different if there would have been no snow?

**Tags:** biogeochemistry, snow, carbon

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Welcome at Earthscience.SE. For clarification: Do you mean a situation when snow or something else is covering the vegetation (i.e. leafs) or do you mean a situation when it is cold (cold enough for snow to fall)?  
> **username_0**: @daniel.neumann Both. I am talking about permanent as well as non-permanent snow.  
> **username_2**: What type of BVOC and what type of plant? For example, isoprene and monoterpenes will follow different mechanisms. A good paper on this topic is http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/3181/2006/acp-6-3181-2006.pdf  
> **username_0**: @username_2 In general for all kinds of BVOCs emission. Same is the case for plants. It can be herbaceous vegetation like grasslands, lichens/mosses, forests(evergreen and deciduous). To be more precise, the vegetation in the Himalayan region. Although it itself covers a wide range of varieties.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 And thank you for the paper. It's really interesting.  

---

## 0 answers

