Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space

Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space

Isoprene emissions affect human health, air quality, and the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere. Globally anthropogenic non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) emissions are lower than that of isoprene, but local hotspots are hazardous to human health and air quality. In Africa the tropics...

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Main Author: Marais, Eloise Ann
Other Authors: Jacob, Daniel James
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
Subjects:
Atmospheric chemistry
Remote sensing
Africa
formaldehyde
GEOS-Chem
isoprene
Nigeria
OMI
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11313
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spelling ndltd-harvard.edu-oai-dash.harvard.edu-1-122745452015-08-14T15:43:06ZNon-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from spaceMarais, Eloise AnnAtmospheric chemistryRemote sensingAfricaformaldehydeGEOS-ChemisopreneNigeriaOMIIsoprene emissions affect human health, air quality, and the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere. Globally anthropogenic non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) emissions are lower than that of isoprene, but local hotspots are hazardous to human health and air quality. In Africa the tropics are a large source of isoprene, while Nigeria appears as a large contributor to regional anthropogenic NMVOC emissions. I make extensive use of space-based formaldehyde (HCHO) observations from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and the chemical transport model (CTM) GEOS-Chem to estimate and examine seasonality of isoprene emissions across Africa, and identify sources and air quality consequences of anthropogenic NMVOC emissions in Nigeria.Earth and Planetary SciencesJacob, Daniel James2014-06-06T20:47:18Z2014-06-0620142014-06-06T20:47:18ZThesis or DissertationMarais, Eloise Ann. 2014. Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11313http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274545en_USopenhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of-use#LAAHarvard University
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topic Atmospheric chemistry
Remote sensing
Africa
formaldehyde
GEOS-Chem
isoprene
Nigeria
OMI
spellingShingle Atmospheric chemistry
Remote sensing
Africa
formaldehyde
GEOS-Chem
isoprene
Nigeria
OMI
Marais, Eloise Ann
Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space
description Isoprene emissions affect human health, air quality, and the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere. Globally anthropogenic non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) emissions are lower than that of isoprene, but local hotspots are hazardous to human health and air quality. In Africa the tropics are a large source of isoprene, while Nigeria appears as a large contributor to regional anthropogenic NMVOC emissions. I make extensive use of space-based formaldehyde (HCHO) observations from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and the chemical transport model (CTM) GEOS-Chem to estimate and examine seasonality of isoprene emissions across Africa, and identify sources and air quality consequences of anthropogenic NMVOC emissions in Nigeria. === Earth and Planetary Sciences
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title Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space
title_short Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space
title_full Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space
title_fullStr Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space
title_full_unstemmed Non-methane volatile organic compounds in Africa: a vew from space
title_sort non-methane volatile organic compounds in africa: a vew from space
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