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Distribution of total ozone and stratospheric ozone in the tropics - Implications for the distribution of tropospheric ozoneClimatologies of total columnar ozone and integrated stratospheric ozone amounts at low latitudes (15 deg N to 15 deg S), derived from satellite observations, are presented. A significant longitudinal variability in total ozone is present, with highest values generally located between 60 deg W and 60 deg E. The integrated stratospheric component of total ozone, on the other hand, does not exhibit a longitudinal preference for high values. Therefore it is hypothesized that the climatological longitudinal distribution of total ozone reflects the variability of the abundance of tropospheric ozone at low latitudes. Furthermore, it is speculated that in situ photochemical production of ozone resulting from biomass burning may be responsible for the observed enhancement of total ozone at these longitudes.
Document ID
19870059204
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Fishman, Jack
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Larsen, Jack C.
(ST Systems Corp. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
June 20, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
87A46478
Distribution Limits
Public
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