Generation of Emission Inventories

Abstract

Biogenic non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) contribute significantly to the tropospheric ozone chemistry. Biogenic NMVOC emissions from forests in Greece were calculated for the reference year 1990 on a monthly basis. The calculation was based on forest areas coverage data from the Greek Ministry of Agriculture, emission rate factors and biomass factors proposed in the literature for the European — Mediterranean vegetation, ambient air temperature data from the Greek National Meteorology Service and solar irradiation data from an existing data base constructed for solar application purposes. In this work, emissions of NMVOC from four categories of forests (resulting from aggregation of 14 initial tree species) have been calculated. Four kinds of NMVOC compounds (or families of compounds) have been distinguished: isoprene, α-pinene, other monoterpenes and unknown NMVOC.