Trends in peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere over southern Asia during the summer monsoon season: regional impacts

Fadnavis S., Schultz M. G., Semeniuk K., Mahajan A. S., Pozzoli L., Sonbawne S., ...Daha Fazla

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, cilt.14, sa.23, ss.12725-12743, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 23
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5194/acp-14-12725-2014
  • Dergi Adı: ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12725-12743
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We analyze temporal trends of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) retrievals from the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) during 2002 2011 in the altitude range 8-23 km over the Asian summer monsoon (ASM) region. The greatest enhancements of PAN mixing ratios in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) are seen during the summer monsoon season from June to September. During the monsoon season, the mole fractions of PAN show statistically significant (at 2 sigma) positive trends from 0.2 +/- 0.05 to 4.6 +/- 3.1 ppt yr(-1) (except between 12 and 14 km) which is higher than the annual mean trends of 0.1 +/- 0.05 to 2.7 +/- 0.8 ppt yr(-1). These rising concentrations point to increasing NOx (= NO NO2) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from developing nations in Asia, notably India and China