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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2063-2019
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Research article
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14 Feb 2019
Research article |
| 14 Feb 2019
| 14 Feb 2019
Seasonal and diurnal variability in O3, black carbon, and CO measured at the Rwanda Climate Observatory
H. Langley DeWitt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Global Change
Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Jimmy Gasore
Center for Global Change
Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Climate Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Kigali, Rwanda
Physics Department, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
Maheswar Rupakheti
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, Germany
Katherine E. Potter
Center for Global Change
Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Ronald G. Prinn
Center for Global Change
Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Jean de Dieu Ndikubwimana
Climate Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Kigali, Rwanda
Julius Nkusi
Climate Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Kigali, Rwanda
Bonfils Safari
Physics Department, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
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Air quality in rapidly developing East Africa is a growing but understudied concern. We analyzed long-term black carbon, carbon monoxide, and ozone measurements from the remote Rwanda Climate Observatory and found that seasonal regional biomass burning raised black carbon levels to above-urban concentrations 6 months out of the year. Additional local pollution could exacerbate this issue. More regional monitoring needs to be done to understand and reduce air pollution in this region.
Air quality in rapidly developing East Africa is a growing but understudied concern. We analyzed...
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