1979-1999 satellite total ozone column measurements over West Africa
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Title (Dublin Core)
1979-1999 satellite total ozone column measurements over West Africa
Description (Dublin Core)
Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments have been flown on NASA/GSFC satellites for over 20 years. They provide near real-time ozone data for Atmospheric Science Research. As part of preliminary efforts aimed to develop a Lidar station in Nigeria for monitoring the atmospheric ozone and aerosol levels, the monthly mean TOMS total column ozone measurements between 1979 to 1999 have been analysed. The trends of the total column ozone showed a spatial and temporal variation with signs of the Quasi Biennial Oscillation (QBO) during the 20-year study period. The values of the TOMS total ozone column, over Nigeria (4-14°N) is within the range of 230-280 Dobson Units, this is consistent with total ozone column data, measured since April 1993 with a Dobson Spectrophotometer at Lagos (3°21¢E, 6°33¢N), Nigeria.
Creator (Dublin Core)
P. Di Carlo
F. Masci
V. Rizi
T. C. Chineke
M. Iarlori
Subject (Dublin Core)
ozone
aerosol
lidar
satellite
QBO
Meteorology. Climatology
QC851-999
Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC801-809
Publisher (Dublin Core)
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Date (Dublin Core)
2000-06-01T00:00:00Z
Type (Dublin Core)
article
Identifier (Dublin Core)
10.4401/ag-3654
1593-5213
2037-416X
https://doaj.org/article/6607a4c6f6964cdbb3c82ba0a645a642
Source (Dublin Core)
Annals of Geophysics, Vol 43, Iss 3 (2000)
Language (Dublin Core)
EN
Relation (Dublin Core)
http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3654
https://doaj.org/toc/1593-5213
https://doaj.org/toc/2037-416X
Provenance (Dublin Core)
Journal Licence: CC BY