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Extraction and Characterization of Surfactants from Atmospheric Aerosols
Published on: April 21, 2017
雷雨:大気汚染物質の輸送における重要なメカニズム
まとめ
雷雨は,硫黄や窒素化合物などの都市空気の汚染物質を急速に上層熱帯圏に輸送します. この垂直輸送は,汚染を拡大します.
科学分野:
- 大気化学 大気化学
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 気象学 気象学 気象学
背景:
- 酸性堆積と光化学的スモッグを含む都市空気の汚染は,典型的には下層熱帯圏に局限しています.
- トロポスフィアの下部に限られた汚染物質は,短い大気滞在時間を有します.
- トロポスフィアの上層部への汚染物質の急速な垂直輸送は,大気中の滞在時間を大幅に増加させ,影響範囲を広げることができます.
研究 の 目的:
- 都市空気の汚染物質の垂直輸送における雷雨の役割を調査する.
- 雷雨が大気中の汚染物質およびその前駆物質の再分布に寄与するかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 研究用航空機を利用して,中西部の雷雨の近くで微量ガスの現地測定を行った.
- 嵐の流出地域と周囲の空気中の一酸化炭素,炭化水素,オゾン,反応性窒素化合物の濃度測定.
主要な成果:
- 炭素一酸化物,炭化水素,オゾン,活性窒素化合物を含む汚染物質の濃度は,雷雨の流出地域において著しく上昇し,高さは11キロメートルに達した.
- トレースガスの測定は,雷雨による空気の質量の急速な垂直輸送を確認した.
結論:
- 雷雨は,都市空気の汚染物質を迅速に上層熱帯圏に輸送するメカニズムとして機能します.
- この垂直輸送は,都市部における局所的な大気汚染問題を,地域的またはグローバルな大気化学問題へと変えてしまう.
- 雷雨は大気汚染物質の再配分に重要な役割を果たし,熱帯圏のオゾン生成に影響を及ぼします.
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