Lusaka, Zambia, during SAFARI-2000: Convergence of local and imported ozone pollution

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dc.contributor.authorThompson, Anne M.
dc.contributor.authorWitte, Jacquelyn C.
dc.contributor.authorFreiman, M. Tal
dc.contributor.authorPhahlane, N. Agnes
dc.contributor.authorCoetzee, Gert J. R.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-26T16:34:22Z
dc.date.available2024-07-26T16:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2002-10-25
dc.description.abstractIn August and September, throughout south central Africa, seasonal clearing of dry vegetation and other fire-related activities lead to intense smoke haze and ozone formation. The first ozone soundings in the heart of the southern African burning region were taken at Lusaka, Zambia (15.5S, 28E) in early September 2000. Maximum surface ozone was over 90 ppbv and column tropospheric ozone exceeded 50 DU. These values are higher than concurrent measurements over Nairobi (1S, 38E) and Irene (25S, 28E, near Pretoria). At least 30% of Lusaka surface ozone appears to be from local sources. A layer at 800–500 hPa has ozone >120 ppbv and originates from trans-boundary recirculation. Starting out over Zambia, Angola, and Namibia, ozone-rich air travels east to the Indian Ocean, before heading back toward Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Thus, Lusaka collects local and imported pollution, consistent with its location within the southern African gyre.
dc.description.sponsorshipMany thanks to the Zambian MeteorologicalDepartment (C. Mukula, Z. Mumba, G. Chipeta) and R. Mayers for supportduring the sounding period and to H. Annegarn, R. J. Swap, J. L. Privette,and L. Otter for logistical help. Comments from R. D. Diab, K. E. Pickeringand B. G. Doddridge are greatly appreciated. Special thanks to T. Futrell atthe US Embassy in Lusaka. This research was supported by NASA’s EOSvalidation and ACMAP Programs. The ozonesonde-radiosonde data areavailable through the SHADOZ (Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozone-sondes) archive hhttp://code916.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data_services/shadozi andfrom SAFARI-2000 at hhttp:/mercury.ornl.gov/safari2ki.
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2002GL015399
dc.format.extent4 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2crfh-zs9v
dc.identifier.citationThompson, Anne M., Jacquelyn C. Witte, M. Tal Freiman, N. Agnes Phahlane, and Gert J. R. Coetzee. “Lusaka, Zambia, during SAFARI-2000: Convergence of Local and Imported Ozone Pollution.” Geophysical Research Letters 29, no. 20 (2002): 37-1-37–4. https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL015399.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL015399
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/34966
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dc.publisherAGU
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dc.titleLusaka, Zambia, during SAFARI-2000: Convergence of local and imported ozone pollution
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