Abstract. Vertical profiles of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) within the convective boundary layer (CBL) were measured at a tropical forest site in the Peruvian Amazon during July 1996 from a tethered balloon sampling platform. A profiling technique based on the collection of VOCs onto solid adsorbent cartridges was used to take samples at altitudes up to 1600 m above ground. VOC analysis was performed by thermal desorption with gas chromatographic separation and mass spectrometric and flame ionization detection. A total of 26 VOCs were stmcturally identified. VOCs were dominated by biogenic compounds. Highest concentrations were observed for isoprene, followed by c•-pinene, p-cymene, and [3-pinene. Combined, all monoterpenes accounted for approximately 15-20% of the total carbon from biogenic VOCs (BVOCs). The isoprene oxidation products methacrolein (MAC), methylvinylketone (MVK), and 3-methylfuran were observed throughout the CBL. Besides the ubiquitous chlorofluorocarbons, anthropogenic VOC concentrations were at the lower end of concentration ranges observed in rural air. From the vertical profiles, BVOC surface flux estimates were derived. Emission rates were estimated from five vertical profiles using the mixed-layer gradient and CBL budget methods. Emission estimates

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Abstract. Vertical profiles of carbon dioxide were measured within and above the atmospheric boundary layer at a tropical forest site in the Peruvian Amazon during July 1996 using a tethered balloon sampling platform. Flask samples were collected within and above the mixed layer and analyzed off-site for carbon dioxide by nondispersive infrared spectrophotometry. Ozone and temperature vertical profiles were used to determine the boundary layer heights and growth rates. The mean values for methane, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon-13, and oxygen-18 ratios were determined within and above the mixed layer. Daytime carbon dioxide flux values were calculated using the budget method.

While sea level rise is a world-wide phenomenon, mitigating its impacts is a local decision-making challenge that is going to require site-specific remedies. Faced with a variety of conflicting mandates and uncertainty as to appropriate responses, local land use planners and managers need place-based decision support tools. With the increasing availability of high-resolution digital elevation models and the advancing speed and sophistication of web-based mapping, a number of web geographic information systems (GIS) tools have been developed to map and visualize what areas of a coastal landscape will potentially be flooded under different scenarios of sea level rise. This paper presents a case study of one such WebGIS application, NJFloodMapper (www.NJFloodMapper.org), with a focus on the user-centered design process employed to help our target audience of coastal decision-makers in the state of New Jersey, USA, access and understand relevant geographic information concerning sea level rise and exposure to coastal inundation, as well as assess the vulnerability of key infrastructure, populations and natural resources within their communities. We discuss the success of this approach amidst the broader context of the application of WebGIS tools in this arena. Due to its flexible design and user-friendly interface, NJFloodMapper has been widely adopted by government and non-governmental agencies in the state to assess coastal flooding exposure and vulnerability in the aftermath of a recent destructive coastal storm. However, additional OPEN ACCESS ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2014, 3 409 decision support tools are needed to help coastal decision-makers translate the place-based information into concrete action plans aimed at promoting more resilient coastal land use decisions.