Analysis of tropospheric ozone climatology in Santa Maria - RS from OMI/MLS instruments

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X84033

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Climatology, Trend, Tropospheric Ozone

Abstract

Ozone (O3) is an important trace gas in the atmosphere and one of the main elements of pollution in the tropospheric region. This work aims to analyze the behavior and trends of the tropospheric ozone column (O₃trop) in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (29.42°S and 53.41°W) between 2005 and 2020, using data from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) instruments on board the AURA satellite, applying the Tropospheric Ozone Residual (TOR) technique. The results revealed a well-defined annual cycle, with minimum values in winter and maximum values in spring, in addition to an increasing trend of 2.3% per decade; high O₃trop concentrations occurred in periods with the action of the La Niña phenomenon. Wavelet analysis highlighted significant interannual influences, associated with phenomena such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO).

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Karen Leandra Ávila da Silva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meteorologia/Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Mestre em Meteorologia,

Damaris Kirsch Pinheiro, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1990), a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Campinas (1992) and a PhD in Space Geophysics from the National Institute for Space Research (2003). She is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria. He has experience in the field of Atmospheric Chemistry, working mainly on the following topics: atmospheric ozone, ultraviolet radiation, aerosols and atmospheric nitrogen dioxide. Teaches and guides students in undergraduate courses in Chemical Engineering and Meteorology, Specialization in Environmental Education, in person and at a distance, Post-Graduation in Meteorology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. She served as Coordinator of the Graduate Course in Chemical Engineering at UFSM from 2012 to 2019. She currently serves as Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Meteorology at UFSM and coordinates a scientific cooperation project France - Brazil, Projeto MESO - Modelagem and prediction of the Secondary Effects of the Antarctic Ozone Hole, funded by CAPES and COFECUB

Lucas Vaz Peres, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

He holds a degree in METEOROLOGY from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2010), a master's degree in Meteorology from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2013) and a PhD in Meteorology from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2016) with a Sandwich period (2015) and Post Doctorate (2021) ) at the Université de La Réunion, France. Since 2017, he has been an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Western Pará. Coordinator of the Laboratory of Atmospheric Modeling and Weather Prediction, member of the Research Committee and one of the creators of the Atmospheric Observatory of the Amazon of UFOPA, has experience in the area of ​​Geosciences, with emphasis on Meteorology, acting mainly in the following themes: Antarctic ozone, synoptic analysis, Brewer Spectrophotometer and ultraviolet radiation.

Gabriela Dornelles Bittencourt, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Graduated (2015) and Masters (2018) in Meteorology from the Federal University of Santa Maria. In 2022, he completed a doctorate in Meteorology at the Federal University of Santa Maria (2022) and Physique Atmosphère (2022) at the Universitè de La Réunion, where he carried out part of the sandwich doctorate with co-supervision between the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and Universitè de La Reunion (UR) during the period from 2019 to 2020, supported by the CAPES/COFECUB project. Currently, he is carrying out work at the Ozone Laboratory at the National Institute for Space Research (CRS/INPE), with experience in Atmospheric Chemistry, carrying out research in the area of ​​Atmospheric Ozone, in addition to activities with various instruments such as the Brewer Spectrophotometer, as well as launches of ozone probe balloons (ozonesondes).

Lucas da Rocha Silva, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

graduation student

José Valentin Bageston, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Graduated in Physics (2003) from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Master's (2005) and PhD (2009) in Space Geophysics from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE-MCTI). Conducted research at postdoctoral level, also at INPE, as a CNPq Junior Postdoctoral fellow, between January and September 2010, and later, between October 2010 and January 2013, worked on an approved Postdoctoral project at FAPESP. From February 2013 to January 2014, he served as Adjunct Professor at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), on the Campus of Guarapuava-PR. In February 2014, he joined INPE/MCTI as a career Researcher, at Adjunct I level. He is currently Senior Researcher III and works at the Southern Space Coordination (COESU), at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE-MCTI), in Santa Maria-RS. At the former Southern Regional Center (CRS), currently COESU, he held the commissioned position (FCPE 101.1) of INPE's Chief of the Antarctic Project Service (PAN) from April 2016 to September 2020, when this service was discontinued with the restructuring of the INPE. He is currently the Deputy Coordinator of COESU/INPE-MCTI and scientific responsible (without a commissioned position) for the Southern Space Observatory (OES/COESU/INPE-MCTI), located in the interior of the municipality of São Martinho da Serra-RS. In addition to scientific and administrative activities at INPE, he also works as a Volunteer Collaborating Professor in the Graduate Program in Meteorology (PPGMet) of the Department of Physics at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). He has technical experience in optical instrumentation, including laboratory calibrations, assembly, testing, installation and maintenance of instruments in various locations. He works in scientific research in the broad area of ​​Space and Atmospheric Sciences, with particular interest in the physical and chemical phenomena of the Earth's middle and upper atmosphere.

Vagner Anabor, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Graduated in Meteorology from the Federal University of Pelotas (2001), Master in Remote Sensing from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2004) and PhD in Physics from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2008). He is currently a professor in the undergraduate and graduate courses in Meteorology at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Develops research in Synoptic Meteorology, Severe Storms, Regional Atmospheric Modeling, Remote Sensing, Mesoscale Meteorology, Mesoscale Convective Systems and the development of products for Weather analysis and forecasting.

Luis Angelo Steffenel, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

 Ph.D. in Computer Sciences

Hassan Bencherif, Université de La Réunion https://ror.org/005ypkf75

PhD in Atmospheric Science

Maria Paulete Pereira Martins, National Institute for Space Research

Doutora em Geofísica Espacial pelo Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE (1996). Pesquisadora titular do INPE desde 1997 na área de Geociências, principalmente nos seguintes temas: monitoramento ambiental, LIDAR, camada de ozônio, qualidade do ar e das águas e educação ambiental. Coordenadora do curso de Pós Graduação em Meteorologia do INPE, gestão 2009-2013

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