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Jürgen Kesselmeier is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science, with specific contributions in Atmospheric Science, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scope of their work covers several key topics, including atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, plant responses to elevated CO2, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, lichen and fungal ecology, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, as well as climate change communication and perception.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Kesselmeier include:

  • "Tropical and Boreal Forest - Atmosphere Interactions: A Review" (2022), Tellus B
  • "Amazonian biogenic volatile organic compounds under global change" (2020), Global Change Biology
  • "Aerosol measurement methods to quantify spore emissions from fungi and cryptogamic covers in the Amazon" (2020), Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Bioaerosols in the Amazon rain forest: temporal variations and vertical profiles of Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea" (2021), Biogeosciences
  • "Intra- and interannual changes in isoprene emission from central Amazonia" (2023), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Kesselmeier frequently publishes in specialized journals such as Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Biogeosciences, Tellus B, Global Change Biology, and Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. Their publication history indicates a strong presence especially in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Biogeosciences.

Collaborations form an integral component of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Christopher Pöhlker
  • Meinrat O. Andreae
  • Bettina Weber
  • Alessandro Araújo
  • Stefan Wolff

Best Publications

  • Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC): An Overview on Emission, Physiology and Ecology

    J. Kesselmeier;M. Staudt

  • The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO): overview of pilot measurements on ecosystem ecology, meteorology, trace gases, and aerosols

    M. O. Andreae;M. O. Andreae;O. C. Acevedo;A. Araùjo;P. Artaxo

  • Central Amazonian Floodplain Forests: Tree Adaptations in a Pulsing System

    P. Parolin;O. De Simone;K. Haase;D. Waldhoff

  • Emission of short chained organic acids, aldehydes and monoterpenes from Quercus ilex L. and Pinus pinea L. in relation to physiological activities, carbon budget and emission algorithms

    J. Kesselmeier;K. Bode;U. Hofmann;H. Müller

  • Global budget of atmospheric carbonyl sulfide: Temporal and spatial variations of the dominant sources and sinks

    A. J. Kettle;U. Kuhn;M. von Hobe;J. Kesselmeier

  • Atmospheric volatile organic compounds (VOC) at a remote tropical forest site in central Amazonia

    J. Kesselmeier;U. Kuhn;A. Wolf;M. O. Andreae

  • Consumption of carbonyl sulphide (COS) by higher plant carbonic anhydrase (CA)

    G. Protoschill-Krebs;C. Wilhelm;J. Kesselmeier

  • Isoprene and monoterpene fluxes from Central Amazonian rainforest inferred from tower-based and airborne measurements, and implications on the atmospheric chemistry and the local carbon budget

    U. Kuhn;M.O. Andreae;C. Ammann;A.C. Araújo

  • Estimations of isoprenoid emission capacity from enclosure studies: measurements, data processing, quality and standardized measurement protocols

    Ülo Niinemets;U. Kuhn;P. C. Harley;M. Staudt

  • Volatile organic compound emissions in relation to plant carbon fixation and the terrestrial carbon budget

    Jürgen Kesselmeier;Paolo Ciccioli;Uwe Kuhn;Paolo Stefani

  • Emission of monoterpenes and isoprene from a Mediterranean oak species Quercus ilex L. measured within the BEMA (Biogenic Emissions in the Mediterranean Area) project

    J. Kesselmeier;L. Schäfer;P. Ciccioli;E. Brancaleoni

  • Patterns of CO2 exchange in biological soil crusts of successional age

    Eli Zaady;Uwe Kuhn;Burkhard Wilske;Lisseth Sandoval-Soto

  • Exchange of Short-Chain Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) between Plants and the Atmosphere: A Compilation of Field and Laboratory Studies

    J. Kesselmeier

  • Controlling variables for the uptake of atmospheric carbonyl sulfide by soil

    J. Kesselmeier;N. Teusch;U. Kuhn

  • Reviews and syntheses: Carbonyl sulfide as a multi-scale tracer for carbon and water cycles

    Mary E. Whelan;Mary E. Whelan;Sinikka T. Lennartz;Teresa E. Gimeno;Richard Wehr

  • Emissions of volatile organic compounds from Quercus ilex L. measured by Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry under different environmental conditions

    R. Holzinger;L. Sandoval-Soto;S. Rottenberger;P. J. Crutzen

  • The leaf-level emission factor of volatile isoprenoids: caveats, model algorithms, response shapes and scaling

    Ü. Niinemets;R. K. Monson;Almut Arneth;P. Ciccioli

  • Seasonal differences in isoprene and light-dependent monoterpene emission by Amazonian tree species

    U. Kuhn;S. Rottenberger;T. Biesenthal;A. Wolf

  • ACRIDICON–CHUVA Campaign: Studying Tropical Deep Convective Clouds and Precipitation over Amazonia Using the New German Research Aircraft HALO

    Manfred Wendisch;Ulrich Pöschl;Meinrat O. Andreae;Luiz A. T. Machado

  • Long-term observations of cloud condensation nuclei in the Amazon rain forest – Part 1: Aerosol size distribution, hygroscopicity, and new model parametrizations for CCN prediction

    Mira L. Pöhlker;Christopher Pöhlker;Florian Ditas;Thomas Klimach

  • Global uptake of carbonyl sulfide (COS) by terrestrial vegetation: Estimates corrected by deposition velocities normalized to the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO 2 )

    L. Sandoval-Soto;M. Stanimirov;M. von Hobe;Vivien Schmitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams Max Planck Society
Paolo Ciccioli
Paolo Ciccioli National Research Council (CNR)
Paulo Artaxo
Paulo Artaxo Universidade de São Paulo
Franz X. Meixner
Franz X. Meixner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Ulrich Pöschl
Ulrich Pöschl Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Enzo Brancaleoni
Enzo Brancaleoni National Research Council (CNR)
Jos Lelieveld
Jos Lelieveld Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Antonio O. Manzi
Antonio O. Manzi National Institute for Space Research
Joel Brito
Joel Brito IMT Lille Douai

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