Linear and non-linear trends for seasonal NO2 and SO2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)

Abstract: In order to address the behaviour of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) in the context of a changing climate, linear and non-linear trends for the concentrations of these two trace gases were estimated over their seasonal standardised variables in the Southern Hemisphere—betw...

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Autores principales: Yuchechen, Adrián E., Lakkis, Susan Gabriela, Canziani, Pablo O.
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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CAMBIO CLIMATICO
HEMISFERIO SUR
DIOXIDO DE NITROGENO
DIOXIDO DE AZUFRE
PRUEBA DE MANN-KENDALL
CLIMATOLOGIA
INVESTIGACION
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/5489
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Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) de Universidad Católica Argentina
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topic CAMBIO CLIMATICO
HEMISFERIO SUR
DIOXIDO DE NITROGENO
DIOXIDO DE AZUFRE
PRUEBA DE MANN-KENDALL
CLIMATOLOGIA
INVESTIGACION
spellingShingle CAMBIO CLIMATICO
HEMISFERIO SUR
DIOXIDO DE NITROGENO
DIOXIDO DE AZUFRE
PRUEBA DE MANN-KENDALL
CLIMATOLOGIA
INVESTIGACION
Yuchechen, Adrián E.
Lakkis, Susan Gabriela
Canziani, Pablo O.
Linear and non-linear trends for seasonal NO2 and SO2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)
topic_facet CAMBIO CLIMATICO
HEMISFERIO SUR
DIOXIDO DE NITROGENO
DIOXIDO DE AZUFRE
PRUEBA DE MANN-KENDALL
CLIMATOLOGIA
INVESTIGACION
description Abstract: In order to address the behaviour of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) in the context of a changing climate, linear and non-linear trends for the concentrations of these two trace gases were estimated over their seasonal standardised variables in the Southern Hemisphere—between the Equator and 60 S—using data retrieved by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument, for the period 2004–2016. A rescaling was applied to the calculated linear trends so that they are expressed in Dobson units (DU) per decade. Separately, the existence of monotonic—not necessarily linear—trends was addressed by means of the Mann-Kendall test. Results indicate that the SO2 exhibits significant linear trends in the planetary boundary layer only; they are present in all the analysed seasons but just in a small number of grid cells that are generally located over the landmasses or close to them. The SO2 concentrations in the quarterly time series exhibit, on average, a linear trend that is just below 0.08 DU decade-1 when significant and not significant values are considered altogether, but this figure increases to 0.80 DU decade-1 when only the significant trends are included. On the other hand, an important number of pixels in the lower troposphere, the middle troposphere, and the lower stratosphere have significant monotonic upward or downward trends. As for the NO2, no significant linear trends were found either in the troposphere or in the stratosphere, yet monotonic upward and downward trends were observed in the former and latter layers, respectively. Unlike the linear trends, semi-linear and non-linear trends were seen over the continents and in remote regions over the oceans. This suggests that pollutants are transported away from their sources by large-scale circulation and redistributed hemispherically. The combination of regional meteorological phenomena with atmospheric chemistry was raised as a possible explanation for the observed trends. If extrapolated, these trends are in an overall contradiction with the projected emissions of both gases for the current century.
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author Yuchechen, Adrián E.
Lakkis, Susan Gabriela
Canziani, Pablo O.
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Lakkis, Susan Gabriela
Canziani, Pablo O.
author_sort Yuchechen, Adrián E.
title Linear and non-linear trends for seasonal NO2 and SO2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)
title_short Linear and non-linear trends for seasonal NO2 and SO2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)
title_full Linear and non-linear trends for seasonal NO2 and SO2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)
title_fullStr Linear and non-linear trends for seasonal NO2 and SO2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)
title_full_unstemmed Linear and non-linear trends for seasonal NO2 and SO2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)
title_sort linear and non-linear trends for seasonal no2 and so2 concentrations in the southern hemisphere (2004-2016)
publisher MDPI
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url https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/5489
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