Vol. 4 (08) pp. 745-755 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/1272

VERTICAL DISPERSION OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE TROPOSPHERE.

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  • PG Department of Physics, N.S.S. College Pandalam, Kerala 689501, India.
  • D-330, Swathi Nagar, West Fort, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695023, India.
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Abstract

Vertical distribution of carbon monoxide (CO) at different altitudes (1000-100 mb) in the troposphere over a tropical coastal site, Thiruvananthapuram (8o29’N, 76o57’E) were analyzed. CO data from Measurements of Pollution in The Troposphere (MOPITT) and Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) for a period of 5-years from 2004-2008 were used in this study. Vertical CO profile shows a high mixing ratio at the surface (1000 mb), decreases with increase in altitude up to 400 mb, thereafter it shows an enhancement around ~300-200 mb and again low mixing ratio up to 100 mb. CO enhancement at ~300 mb indicates the effects of deep convective systems that trap CO. Seasonal variability in vertical distribution and transport of tropospheric CO were monitored.

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R. Anjali and G. Mohan Kumar. (2016); VERTICAL DISPERSION OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE TROPOSPHERE., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 4 (08), 745-755, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/1272

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