Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses

Vertical profiles of ozone obtained from ozonesondes in Brazzaville (Congo) and Ascension Island show that large quantities of tropospheric ozone are present over southern Africa and the adjacent eastern tropical South Atlantic Ocean. The origin of this pollution is widespread biomass burning in Afr...

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Main Authors: Fishman, J., Fakhruzzaman, K., Cros, B., Nganga, D.
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Published: 1991
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South Atlantic Ocean
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19910058202 2023-05-15T13:53:23+02:00 Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses Fishman, J. Fakhruzzaman, K. Cros, B. Nganga, D. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Jun 21, 1991 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910058202 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19910058202 Accession ID: 91A42825 Copyright Other Sources 45 Science; 252; 1693-169 1991 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T19:03:35Z Vertical profiles of ozone obtained from ozonesondes in Brazzaville (Congo) and Ascension Island show that large quantities of tropospheric ozone are present over southern Africa and the adjacent eastern tropical South Atlantic Ocean. The origin of this pollution is widespread biomass burning in Africa. These measurements support satellite-derived tropospheric ozone data that demonstrate that ozone originating from this region is transported throughout most of the Southern Hemisphere. Seasonally high levels of CO2 and methane observed at middle- and high-latitude stations in Africa, Australia, and Antarctica likely reflect the effects of this distant biomass burning. These data suggest that even the most remote regions on this planet may be significantly more polluted than previously believed. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctica South Atlantic Ocean NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
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Cros, B.
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Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
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description Vertical profiles of ozone obtained from ozonesondes in Brazzaville (Congo) and Ascension Island show that large quantities of tropospheric ozone are present over southern Africa and the adjacent eastern tropical South Atlantic Ocean. The origin of this pollution is widespread biomass burning in Africa. These measurements support satellite-derived tropospheric ozone data that demonstrate that ozone originating from this region is transported throughout most of the Southern Hemisphere. Seasonally high levels of CO2 and methane observed at middle- and high-latitude stations in Africa, Australia, and Antarctica likely reflect the effects of this distant biomass burning. These data suggest that even the most remote regions on this planet may be significantly more polluted than previously believed.
format Other/Unknown Material
author Fishman, J.
Fakhruzzaman, K.
Cros, B.
Nganga, D.
author_facet Fishman, J.
Fakhruzzaman, K.
Cros, B.
Nganga, D.
author_sort Fishman, J.
title Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
title_short Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
title_full Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
title_fullStr Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
title_full_unstemmed Identification of widespread pollution in the Southern Hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
title_sort identification of widespread pollution in the southern hemisphere deduced from satellite analyses
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Antarctica
South Atlantic Ocean
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Antarctica
South Atlantic Ocean
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