Why tropical trees emit methy chloride
| Project/Area Number |
26550017
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Environmental dynamic analysis
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| Research Institution | National Institute for Environmental Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
Saito Takuya 国立研究開発法人国立環境研究所, 環境計測研究センター, 主任研究員 (40414370)
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| Research Collaborator |
Kumagai Tomo'omi 国立大学法人・東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科, 教授 (50304770)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | 塩化メチル / フタバガキ / オゾン層破壊 / オゾン破壊物質 / 塩化物イオン / VOC / 熱帯林 / 成層圏オゾン / BVOC / ランビル国立公園 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Methyl chloride (CH3Cl), a volatile organic compound emitted primarily from natural sources, is the major carrier of chlorine to the stratosphere, where it contributes to chlorine-induced destruction of ozone. Among a variety of natural sources, tropical forest ecosystems are considered the single largest source of CH3Cl. However, little is known about what controls the emission rates. In this study, we screened ~15 species of trees for CH3Cl emission by using a canopy crane to gain access to the canopy in a lowland tropical rainforest at Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysian Borneo. We found that chloride concentrations in leaf water might be a factor controlling emissions of CH3Cl from tropical trees.
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