THE TOTAL COLUMN BEHAVIOR OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER IN THE REGION OF THE CITY OF SANTIAGO IN CHILE USING OMI SENSOR

Authors

  • Mateus Dias Nunes Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Éricka Voss Chagas Mariano Faculdade de Meteorologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brasil
  • Glauber Lopes Mariano Faculdade de Meteorologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X20094

Keywords:

Sulfur dioxide. Sensor OMI. Column total.

Abstract

Air pollution is a major environmental problem of today's world. The sulfur dioxide gas (SO2), a pollutant studied both in remote areas as in urban areas, and can be emitted into the atmosphere through natural sources and also by human activities, and its study of great relevance for monitoring problems caused to health of the population, agriculture and economic problems mainly to the population centers of large and medium size. The objective of this study was to determine the variability of the total column of sulfur dioxide into the region of the city of Santiago in Chile using data from the sensor OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) which operates within the range of UV / VIS for the period 2005-2012. Using the daily maximum values of total SO2 column, it was determined the annual and seasonal variability of the total column of sulfur dioxide into the region of Santiago in Chile. The Moving Average for 30 days (MM30) was not a particular seasonality for the period 2005-2012. It was observed increasing values of trend line in the dispersion of the data of the Santiago region.

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Author Biography

Mateus Dias Nunes, Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meteorologia - Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Published

2016-07-20

How to Cite

Nunes, M. D., Mariano, Éricka V. C., & Mariano, G. L. (2016). THE TOTAL COLUMN BEHAVIOR OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER IN THE REGION OF THE CITY OF SANTIAGO IN CHILE USING OMI SENSOR. Ciência E Natura, 38, 84–89. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X20094

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