Influence of Stratospheric Intrusion on the Surface Ozone Levels in India
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The surface ozone levels in some Indian cities have increased significantly in the recent years.
Ozone being toxic to the living system and an important contributor to anthropogenic global warming, enhanced surface ozone may have adverse effects on the air quality and climate.
Transport of ozone from the stratosphere to the troposphere causes stratospheric ozone to decrease and tropospheric ozone to increase, which can in turn have serious consequences for life on earth.
Since stratosphere-troposphere exchange (STE) is an important factor influencing the ozone concentration in the troposphere, this paper investigates probably for the first time the possible contribution of STE events to the observed enhanced surface ozone levels for cities covering from north to south of India.
It is concluded that apart from transport processes and in situ photochemical production, STE also influences the observed high-surface ozone levels in Indian cities to a small extent (8%–16%).
STE events producing high-surface ozone levels are found to be higher at high latitudes.Erratum to “Influence of Stratospheric Intrusion on the Surface Ozone Levels in India”dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/128214
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ganguly, Nandita D.. 2012. Influence of Stratospheric Intrusion on the Surface Ozone Levels in India. ISRN Meteorology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ganguly, Nandita D.. Influence of Stratospheric Intrusion on the Surface Ozone Levels in India. ISRN Meteorology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486120
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ganguly, Nandita D.. Influence of Stratospheric Intrusion on the Surface Ozone Levels in India. ISRN Meteorology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486120
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486120