Spatial distribution of near-surface CO over bay of Bengal during winter: role of transport

Details Spatial distribution of near-surface CO over bay of Bengal during winter: role of transport Spatial distribution of near-surface CO over bay of Bengal during winter: role of transport

Nov 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010jastp..72.1241i&link_type=abstract

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 72, Issue 17, p. 1241-1250.

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As part of Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB), cruise-based measurements of near-surface CO were carried out over Bay of Bengal (BoB) covering the latitude-longitude sector 3.5°N-21.0°N and 76.0°E-98.0°E, during winter months of December 2008 to January 2009. These in-situ measured CO mixing ratio varied in the range of 80-480 ppbv over this marine environment with the distinct spatial pattern. The highest mixing ratios were measured over southeast-BoB with mean value of 379±58 ppbv. CO mixing ratios were high over north-BoB compared to southern BoB. These in-situ measurements were compared with the satellite-measured surface CO obtained from Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) onboard TERRA and found to be in good agreement over most of the regions, except at southeast-BoB. Surface CO and column CO from MOPITT data showed a similar spatial pattern. Based on the analysis of airmass back-trajectories, satellite-based spatial map of CO distribution over Asian region and Potential Source Contribution Function analysis, different pathways of transport of CO were identified. Transport from northern landmass as well as from south-east Asia has a significant influence in the spatial variation of CO over BoB. Winter-time mixing ratio of CO was found to be higher compared to those measured during other campaigns conducted during February-March 1999, 2001 (pre-monsoon) and September-October, 2002 (post-monsoon).

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