Spatial distribution of atmospheric carbon monoxide over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea: Measurements during pre-monsoon period of 2006 |
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| Authors: | V R Aneesh G Mohankumar S Sampath |
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| Institution: | (1) Atmospheric Sciences Division, Centre for Earth Science Studies, PB No. 7250, Akkulam, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 031, India |
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| Abstract: | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) conducted the ‘Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB)’
for a two-month pre-monsoon period in 2006 with the ocean segment covering Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. During this campaign,
carbon monoxide (CO) was continuously monitored using a non-dispersive IR analyser. Quantifying CO in ambient air is vital
in determining the air quality of a region. Being toxic, CO is a criteria pollutant, but it is a weak green house gas. Globally,
very few measurements exist over marine atmospheres to study its temporal pattern; particularly in situ CO measurements are few over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea for comparison. Present measurements indicate: (i) predominant
single peak in the diurnal pattern of CO over the marine atmosphere in contrast to the double peak over the continent, (ii)
the mean diurnal CO over the marine atmosphere showing an increasing trend towards evening hours, (iii) the amplitude of the
AN peaks over the marine atmosphere was ∼ 100 ppbv, while at a remote island site in the Indian Ocean it was ∼ 5 ppbv and
(iv) high CO values were observed close to continent and the long range transport by wind also caused CO highs. |
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| Keywords: | Carbon monoxide pre-monsoon marine atmosphere Bay of Bengal Arabian Sea |
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