Atmospheric composition of West Africa: highlights from the AMMA international program

作者：Mari Celine H^*; Reeves Claire E; Law Katherine S; Ancellet Gerard; Andres Hernandez Maria Dolores; Barret Brice; Bechara Joelle; Borbon Agnes; Bouarar Idir; Cairo Francesco; Commane Roisin; Delon Claire; Evans Matthew J; Fierli Federico; Floquet Cedric; Galy Lacaux Corinne; Heard Dwayne E; Homan Carine D; Ingham Trevor; Larsen Niels; Lewis Alastair C; Liousse Catherine; Murphy Jennifer G; Orlandi Emiliano; Oram David E; Saunois Marielle; Serca Dominique

来源：Atmospheric Science Letters, 2011, 12(1): 13-18.

DOI：10.1002/asl.289

• West Africa
• AMMA
• atmospheric chemistry
• convection
• long-range transport
• biogenic emission
• biomass burning
• urban pollution
• ozone

The atmospheric composition of West Africa reflects the interaction of various dynamical and chemical systems (i.e. biogenic, urban, convective and long-range transport) with signatures from local to continental scales. Recent measurements performed during the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses (AMMA) observational periods in 2005 and 2006 provide new data which has allowed new insight into the processes within these systems that control the distribution of ozone and its precursors. Using these new data and recently published results, we provide an overview of these systems with a particular emphasis on ozone distributions over West Africa during the wet season.

• 出版日期2011-3