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Wake-up call for isoprene emissions

Naturally produced hydrocarbons such as isoprene influence air quality and climate. Accounting for circadian control of isoprene emissions helps to bring model simulations of ground-level ozone into closer agreement with observations.

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Figure 1: Isoprene flux being measured over a rainforest in Malaysia.

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Archibald, A. Wake-up call for isoprene emissions. Nature Geosci 4, 659–660 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1281

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