Articles | Volume 21, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11257-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-11257-2021
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27 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 27 Jul 2021

The impact of organic pollutants from Indonesian peatland fires on the tropospheric and lower stratospheric composition

Simon Rosanka, Bruno Franco, Lieven Clarisse, Pierre-François Coheur, Andrea Pozzer, Andreas Wahner, and Domenico Taraborrelli

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PEATMAP: Refining estimates of global peatland distribution based on a meta-analysis J. Xu, P. J. Morris, J. Liu, and J. Holden https://doi.org/10.5518/252

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The strong El Niño in 2015 led to a particular dry season in Indonesia and favoured severe peatland fires. The smouldering conditions of these fires and the high carbon content of peat resulted in high volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. By using a comprehensive atmospheric model, we show that these emissions have a significant impact on the tropospheric composition and oxidation capacity. These emissions are transported into to the lower stratosphere, resulting in a depletion of ozone.
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