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Isoprene Emission under Climate Change Scenario in Southeast Asia

Version 1 : Received: 21 March 2023 / Approved: 22 March 2023 / Online: 22 March 2023 (09:43:52 CET)

How to cite: Herman, F.; Sentian, J.; Kong, V. W. Y.; Ooi, M. C. G.; Mohd Nadzir, M. S. Isoprene Emission under Climate Change Scenario in Southeast Asia. Preprints 2023, 2023030394. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0394.v1 Herman, F.; Sentian, J.; Kong, V. W. Y.; Ooi, M. C. G.; Mohd Nadzir, M. S. Isoprene Emission under Climate Change Scenario in Southeast Asia. Preprints 2023, 2023030394. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0394.v1

Abstract

Biogenic emission can have significant impact on atmospheric chemistry. Isoprene (C5H8) is known as the most predominant volatile organic compound and its emission is highly dependent on temperature and light (solar radiation). This study aims to investigate future changes of isoprene emission under climate change scenario. The Southeast Asia (SEA) region is home to 15% of the world’s tropical forest, and the biogenic emission from this region can have significant effect on the global climate chemistry. Three climate change scenarios (RCP4.5, RCP6.0 and RCP8.5) were used to drive climate change simulation in 2013 (baseline), 2030 (near-future), 2050 (mid-century), 2070 (post-mid) and 2100 (end of century) using the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF v3.9.1) model. The Model Emission of Gases and Aerosol from Nature (MEGAN v2.1) was then used to simulate isoprene fluxes using climate output datasets from the WRF model. This study highlights that the projected mean surface temperature and PAR (photosynthetic active radiation) were higher in July than in January. Towards the end of the century, the overall surface temperature and PAR over the SEA region is expected to increase by 0.9℃ - 2.1℃, and 7.6 W m-2 – 12 W m-2 under all RCPs. The all-time high isoprene emitters are Borneo and Papua Island. Meanwhile, the projected increment of isoprene emission over this region is between 10 – 14%, 15-30% and 29 – 53% for RCP4.5, RCP6.0 and RCP8.5, respectively. Our result concludes that the total isoprene emission was higher during July, consistent with the high surface temperature and PAR. The results also agreed with the hypothesis of high isoprene emission over the region that has oil palm plantation. Thus, challenges in dealing with future emissions of isoprene in SEA are closely tied to future climate policies to limit the warming of the atmosphere over this region and the land-use conversion of palm oil plantations.

Keywords

isoprene; climate change; SEA; WRF; MEGAN; temperature; PAR

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology

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