Ozone and carbon monoxide at the Ushuaia GAW-WMO global station
Abstract: Five years (2010-2014) of hourly surface measurements of ozone (O3) and carbon monoxide (CO) at the GAW-WMO station in Ushuaia (Argentina) were analysed and characterised. A meteorological study of the region was carried out using in situ observations and meteorological fields from the E...
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MONOXIDO DE CARBONO OZONO SUPERFICIAL VIENTO |
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MONOXIDO DE CARBONO OZONO SUPERFICIAL VIENTO Adame, José Antonio Cupeiro, Yela, Margarita Cuevas, Emilio Carbajal, G. Ozone and carbon monoxide at the Ushuaia GAW-WMO global station |
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MONOXIDO DE CARBONO OZONO SUPERFICIAL VIENTO |
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Abstract: Five years (2010-2014) of hourly surface measurements of ozone (O3) and carbon monoxide (CO) at the
GAW-WMO station in Ushuaia (Argentina) were analysed and characterised. A meteorological study of
the region was carried out using in situ observations and meteorological fields from the ECMWF
(European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast) global meteorological model. Atmospheric
transport was investigated with the air mass trajectories computed with HYSPLIT (Hybrid Single Particle
Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory) model using ERA-Interim meteorological fields. Airflows primarily arise
from the W-SW (South Pacific Ocean) which are associated with an almost permanent low pressure
system. Collected winds from the South (Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea), polar easterlies, occur
less frequently. The hourly averages of O3 and CO were 20±7 ppb and 71±45 ppb, respectively, typical
values in remote environments. A clear seasonal pattern was obtained for O3, with a monthly peak in
winter of 25 ppb and minimum in summer of 12 ppb. Similar behaviour was found for CO, with 93 and 48
ppb maximum and minimum values, respectively. Both species show a weak daily cycle with an
amplitude of 2-4 ppb for O3 and 13-20 ppb for CO. Peaks in O3 and CO in the cold season could be
associated with low photochemical activity, fewer destructive processes and transport of these species
from the South Pacific. O3 vertical behaviour was analysed using 139 O3 soundings at Ushuaia in the
period studied. The seasonal patterns and levels of the O3 profiles from the surface up to 5 km are similar
to measurements on surface and thus it can be assumed that the O3 measured on the surface could be
representative of the low-mid troposphere. To investigate the spatial distribution of O3 and CO in this
region and the spatial representativeness of the Ushuaia measurements, daily observations from the
AIRS (Atmospheric Infrared Sounder) instrument on board the AQUA satellite were used. The results
obtained show that the O3 levels in Ushuaia could be representative of a wide region in the Pacific South
and that the CO levels are representative of a continental region around the observatory. |
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Adame, José Antonio Cupeiro, Yela, Margarita Cuevas, Emilio Carbajal, G. |
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Adame, José Antonio Cupeiro, Yela, Margarita Cuevas, Emilio Carbajal, G. |
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Adame, José Antonio |
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Ozone and carbon monoxide at the Ushuaia GAW-WMO global station |
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Ozone and carbon monoxide at the Ushuaia GAW-WMO global station |
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Ozone and carbon monoxide at the Ushuaia GAW-WMO global station |
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Ozone and carbon monoxide at the Ushuaia GAW-WMO global station |
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Ozone and carbon monoxide at the Ushuaia GAW-WMO global station |
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ozone and carbon monoxide at the ushuaia gaw-wmo global station |
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Elsevier |
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2022 |
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https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/14708 |
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