The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of deforestation on ozone dynamics and deposition in the Brazilian Amazon basin. This goal is accomplished through i) analyses of ozone levels and deposition rates at a deforested site during the rainy season; and ii) comparisons of these data with similar information derived at a forest. At the pasture site maximum ozone mixing ratios reach 20 parts per billion on a volume basis (ppbv) but about 6 ppbv prevail over the forest. Maximum ozone deposition velocities for pastures can reach 0.7 cm s–1, which is about threefold lower than values derived for forests. Combining ozone abundance and deposition velocities, pasture maximum ozone fluxes reach ∼0.2 µg (ozone) m–2 s–1. This flux represents approximately 70% of the deposition rates measured over the forest. Hence, this study suggests that conversion of rainforests to pastures could lead to a net reduction (30%) in the ozone sink in the Amazon.
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1 February 2002
Ozone Dynamics and Deposition Processes at a Deforested Site in the Amazon Basin
Jeffrey M. Sigler,
Jose D. Fuentes,
Ryan C. Heitz,
Michael Garstang,
Gilberto Fisch
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AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
Vol. 31 • No. 1
February 2002
Vol. 31 • No. 1
February 2002
