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Research
The ecosystem–atmosphere flux of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) has important impacts on tropospheric oxidative capacity and the formation of secondary organic aerosols, influencing air quality and climate.
My PhD research focuses on BVOC fluxes from boreal forests, principally at the ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observation System) station Norunda in Sweden, with an emphasis on using proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (PTR-ToF-MS) measurements and adsorbent tube sampling for ATD-GC-MS analysis.
Research activities in recent years at INES:
- Investigating the vertical distribution of BVOC sources and sinks within boreal forest canopies, using inverse Lagrangian transport methods with long-term (2014-2016) observations of BVOC concentration and sonic-anemometer vertical profiles within boreal forest canopy
- Long-term (2020 – 2023) monitoring of BVOC fluxes above boreal forests using high-frequency (10Hz) Vocus PTR-ToF-MS measurement campaigns for eddy-covariance (EC) flux analysis, as well as compound-speciated BVOC concentration monitoring using thermal desorption (TD) BVOC sampling via offline ATD-GC-MS analysis
- Investigating compound-speciated BVOC fluxes above boreal forest canopy using gradient-flux relationship approaches, performed using TD sampling of the BVOC concentration gradient (from 37 to 60 m) above forest canopy in conjunction with PTR-ToF-MS EC flux measurements
- 2022 clearcut campaign during the clearcut of the Norunda forest, investigating the impact of clearcutting disturbances and clearcut residues on short-term (ca. hours to days) and persistent long-term (ca. weeks to months) BVOC emissions
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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BVOC and speciated monoterpene concentrations and fluxes at a Scandinavian boreal forest
Petersen, R., Holst, T., Wu, C., Krejci, R., Chan, J., Mohr, C. & Rinne, J., 2025 Dec 1, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 25, 23, p. 17205-17236 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emission of biogenic volatile organic compounds from intact & clearcut boreal forest: Multi-year observations of BVOC fluxes at a Swedish boreal forest and the ecosystem-scale BVOC impacts of clearcut forestry
Petersen, R., 2025, Lund University, Faculty of Science. 188 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (compilation)
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Vertical distribution of sources and sinks of volatile organic compounds within a boreal forest canopy
Petersen, R., Holst, T., Mölder, M., Kljun, N. & Rinne, J., 2023 Jul 14, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 23, 13, p. 7839-7858 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of coarse aerosol particles as a sink of HNO3 in wintertime pollution events in the Salt Lake Valley
Hrdina, A., Murphy, J. G., Hallar, A. G., Lin, J. C., Moravek, A., Bares, R., Petersen, R. C., Franchin, A., Middlebrook, A. M., Goldberger, L., Lee, B. H., Baasandorj, M. & Brown, S. S., 2021 May, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 21, 10, p. 8111-8126 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Numerical, wind-tunnel, and atmospheric evaluation of a turbulent ground-based inlet sampling system
Petersen, R. C., Hallar, A. G., McCubbin, I. B., Ogren, J. A., Andrews, E., Lowenthal, D., Gorder, R., Purcell, R., Sleeth, D. & Novosselov, I., 2019, In: Aerosol Science and Technology. 53, 6, p. 712-727 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
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FORMAS: Towards full understanding of managed boreal forests as part of climate system: Role of biogenic volatile organic compounds
Rinne, J. (Researcher), Holst, T. (Researcher), Finnander Linderson, M.-L. (Researcher) & Petersen, R. (Researcher)
FORMAS, The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
2018/01/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Research
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Underestimated Short- and Long-Term Impact of Clear-Cutting on Volatile Organic Compounds in a Boreal Forest
Gong, Y. (Speaker), Wu, C. (Contributor), Krejci, R. (Contributor), Petersen, R. (Contributor), Bauer, M. (Contributor), Holst, T. (Contributor), Rinne, J. (Contributor), Lehner, I. (Contributor) & Mohr, C. (Contributor)
2026 May 4Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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ClimBEco graduate research school winter meeting 2021: Multidisciplinary learning environments - seizing their opportunities and avoiding their pitfalls
Sjöström, C. (Organiser), van Meeningen, Y. (Organiser), Avery, H. (Invited speaker), Roberts, A. (Participant), Paleari, C. (Participant), Rulli, M. (Participant), Gärtner, A. (Participant), Eckdahl, J. (Participant), Pongrácz, A. (Participant), Jaakkola, E. (Participant), Nguyen, H. L. (Participant), Petersen, R. (Participant), Karlsson, M. (Participant), Widhalm, T. (Participant), Ullström, S. (Participant), Hjort, C. (Participant), López I Losada, R. (Participant), Störling, T. (Participant), Tájmel, D. (Participant), Winberg, J. (Participant), Larsson, C. (Participant), Bakx, T. (Participant), Petersson Sjögren, M. (Participant), Rosero, P. (Participant), Lundmark, L. (Participant), Nolen, Z. (Participant), Kjellberg Jensen, J. (Participant), Bursjöö, I. (Invited speaker), Fagerström, V. (Participant), Santos, L. (Participant), Patchett, A. (Participant), Chen, T. T. (Participant), Scharn, R. (Participant), Hagan, J. (Participant), Lai, H.-W. (Participant), Osterman, W. (Participant) & Li, L. (Participant)
2021 Jan 20 → 2021 Jan 21Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course