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Overview

Jaana Bäck is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, Ecology, and Insect Science.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Notable recent publications include:

  • Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Tropical and Boreal Forest - Atmosphere Interactions: A Review, 2022, Tellus B
  • Biogenic volatile organic compound emissions from the Eurasian taiga: current knowledge and future directions, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • CO2-induced terrestrial climate feedback mechanism: From carbon sink to aerosol source and back, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Influence of biogenic emissions from boreal forests on aerosol-cloud interactions, 2021, Nature Geoscience

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Markku Kulmala
  • Tuukka Petäjä
  • Pasi Kolari
  • Juho Aalto
  • Veli-Matti Kerminen

Their research outputs are regularly published in these venues:

  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Suomen Luontopaneelin julkaisuja
  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Best Publications

  • Direct observations of atmospheric aerosol nucleation.

    Markku Kulmala;Jenni Kontkanen;Heikki Junninen;Katrianne Lehtipalo

  • Station for Measuring Ecosystem-Atmosphere Relations: SMEAR

    Pertti Hari;Eero Nikinmaa;Toivo Pohja;Erkki Siivola

  • Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe

    Francesca Pilotto;Francesca Pilotto;Ingolf Kühn;Ingolf Kühn;Rita Adrian;Renate Alber

  • A new feedback mechanism linking forests, aerosols, and climate

    M. Kulmala;T. Suni;K. E. J. Lehtinen;M. Dal Maso

  • Temperature and light dependence of the VOC emissions of Scots pine

    V. Tarvainen;H. Hakola;H. Hellén;J. Bäck

  • Process-based estimates of terrestrial ecosystem isoprene emissions: incorporating the effects of a direct CO 2 -isoprene interaction

    Almut Arneth;U. Niinemets;U. Niinemets;S. Pressley;J. Back

  • PRI assessment of long-term changes in carotenoids/chlorophyll ratio and short-term changes in de-epoxidation state of the xanthophyll cycle

    I. Filella;A. Porcar-Castell;S. Munné-Bosch;J. Bäck

  • Seasonal variation of mono- and sesquiterpene emission rates of Scots pine

    H. Hakola;V. Tarvainen;J. Bäck;H. Ranta

  • Chemodiversity of a Scots pine stand and implications for terpene air concentrations

    J. Bäck;J. Aalto;M. Henriksson;H. Hakola

  • Foliage surface ozone deposition: a role for surface moisture?

    N. Altimir;P. Kolari;J. P. Tuovinen;T. Vesala

  • Boreal pine forest floor biogenic volatile organic compound emissions peak in early summer and autumn

    Hermanni Aaltonen;Jukka Pumpanen;Mari Pihlatie;Hannele Hakola

  • Long-term analysis of clear-sky new particle formation events and nonevents in Hyytiälä

    Lubna Dada;Pauli Paasonen;Tuomo Nieminen;Tuomo Nieminen;Stephany Buenrostro Mazon

  • Tropical and Boreal Forest – Atmosphere Interactions: A Review

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  • Biogenic volatile organic compound emissions from the Eurasian taiga: current knowledge and future directions

    Janne Rinne;Jaana Bäck;Hannele Hakola

  • Pinus sylvestris as a missing source of nitrous oxide and methane in boreal forest

    Katerina Machacova;Jaana Bäck;Anni Vanhatalo;Elisa Halmeenmäki

  • Long-term measurements of volatile organic compounds highlight the importance of sesquiterpenes for the atmospheric chemistry of a boreal forest

    Heidi Hellén;Arnaud P. Praplan;Toni Tykkä;Ilona Ylivinkka

  • Enhanced Volatile Organic Compounds emissions and organic aerosol mass increase the oligomer content of atmospheric aerosols

    Ivan Kourtchev;Chiara Giorio;Antti Manninen;Eoin Wilson

  • The summertime Boreal forest field measurement intensive (HUMPPA-COPEC-2010): an overview of meteorological and chemical influences

    J. Williams;J. Crowley;H. Fischer;H. Harder

  • Variable emissions of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) from root-associated fungi isolated from Scots pine

    Jaana Bäck;Hermanni Aaltonen;Heidi Hellén;Maija K. Kajos

  • BAECC: A Field Campaign to Elucidate the Impact of Biogenic Aerosols on Clouds and Climate

    Tuukka Petäjä;Ewan J. O’Connor;Dmitri Moisseev;Victoria A. Sinclair

  • Introduction: The Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) – multidisciplinary, multiscale and multicomponent research and capacity-building initiative

    M. Kulmala;H. K. Lappalainen;H. K. Lappalainen;T. Petaja;T. Kurten

  • Changes in biogeochemistry and carbon fluxes in a boreal forest after the clear-cutting and partial burning of slash

    Liisa Kulmala;Hermanni Aaltonen;Frank Berninger;Antti-Jussi Kieloaho

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Pertti Hari
Pertti Hari University of Helsinki
Tuukka Petäjä
Tuukka Petäjä University of Helsinki
Timo Vesala
Timo Vesala University of Helsinki
Pasi Kolari
Pasi Kolari University of Helsinki
Jukka Pumpanen
Jukka Pumpanen University of Eastern Finland
Veli-Matti Kerminen
Veli-Matti Kerminen University of Helsinki
Hannele Hakola
Hannele Hakola Finnish Meteorological Institute
Heidi Hellén
Heidi Hellén Finnish Meteorological Institute
Eero Nikinmaa
Eero Nikinmaa University of Helsinki

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