EESA11H3 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 Notes
17 Feb 2017
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Eesa11: lecture 3 - air pollution (part ii). Observing massive amounts of pollution from space. Understand issues and concerns relating to transboundary pollution. What is the origin of pollutants, especially nitrogen oxides, that lead to smog in the new. Can the precursors of acid deposition arising in the eastern united states cross the. What is the origin of the wintertime haze seen in the arctic. Mopitt (measurement of pollution in the troposphere): observes carbon monoxide from 2 miles above the earth"s surface. Carbon monoxide serves as a tracer for nitrogen oxides and other combustion pollutants that are produced at the same time. Mopitt can follow the pathways of pollutants and determine their concentrations. Useful for mapping pollution around the world. Can be helpful in setting international environmental policy. Smoke can also be observed using mopitt. A set of rainforest clearing fires in indonesia"s (1997) created a smoky haze over multiple countries for weeks.
