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Type of talk
Seminar
Speaker
Vidur Mithal
Affiliation
Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida
Venue
Auditorium
Abstract

Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide and Methane mixing ratios have been analysed over India using data from NASAs Earth Observing Satellites during the period 2016-2017. Analysis shows large seasonal and spatial variations in these trace gases. The maximum average mixing ratio of ozone, occurring in the month of April, is around 38 ppbv compared to a minimum of around 25 ppbv in August. Mixing ratios of other gases also vary considerably with season, with nitrogen dioxide peaking around December-January, carbon monoxide peaking around March-April and methane peaking around October-November. The southwest monsoons reduce the mixing ratio of every trace gas due to washout. Mixing ratios are also found to vary considerably spatially. Ozone shows much higher mixing ratios at higher latitudes due to dominance of photochemical production (45 ppbv in the northern region and 27 ppbv in the southern region). Other trace gases show correlation with presence of densely industrialized and populated regions such as the Gangetic plain. The correlation between carbon monoxide and ozone mixing ratios in the southern region was found to be strong (R=0.854) and that in the northern region was found to be weak (R=0.363). The slope of the regression line was found to be 0.233 averaged over the whole of India in 2016-2017, and this result is in close agreement to other similar studies carried out over Asia.

Email Speaker
vidurmithal@gmail.com
About Speaker

Speaker is summer project student (B.Sc. 2 yr) selected through Indian Academy of Science, Bangaluru

Email Host
manish@aries.res.in
Host Name
Manish
Host Phone (ext/mob)
773