Clean air slots amid dense atmospheric pollution in southern Africa
Open Access
- 28 March 2003
- journal article
- aerosol and-clouds
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
- Vol. 108 (D13)
- https://doi.org/10.1029/2002jd002156
Abstract
During the flights of the University of Washington's Convair‐580 in the Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000) in southern Africa, a phenomenon was observed that has not been reported previously. This was the occurrence of thin layers of remarkably clean air, sandwiched between heavily polluted air, which persisted for many hours during the day. Photographs are shown of these clean air slots (CAS), and particle concentrations and light scattering coefficients in and around such slot are presented. An explanation is proposed for the propensity of CAS to form in southern Africa during the dry season.Keywords
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