Articles | Volume 21, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16277-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-16277-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
16 Nov 2021
Research article |
| 16 Nov 2021
| 16 Nov 2021
Changes in biomass burning, wetland extent, or agriculture drive atmospheric NH3 trends in select African regions
Jonathan E. Hickman
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA
Niels Andela
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA
now at: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University,
Cardiff, UK
Enrico Dammers
Climate Air and Sustainability, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Utrecht, the Netherlands
Lieven Clarisse
Atmospheric Spectroscopy, Service de Chimie Quantique et
Photophysique, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB),Brussels, Belgium
Pierre-François Coheur
Atmospheric Spectroscopy, Service de Chimie Quantique et
Photophysique, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB),Brussels, Belgium
Martin Van Damme
Atmospheric Spectroscopy, Service de Chimie Quantique et
Photophysique, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB),Brussels, Belgium
Courtney A. Di Vittorio
Department of Engineering, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, USA
Money Ossohou
Laboratoire des Sciences de la Matière, de l'Environnement et de
l'Energie Solaire, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire
now at: Sciences et Technologie, University of Man, Man, Côte d'Ivoire
Corinne Galy-Lacaux
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier
/ CNRS, Toulouse, France
Kostas Tsigaridis
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA
Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, New York, USA
Susanne E. Bauer
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA
Viewed
Total article views: 4,254 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 25 Nov 2020)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,431 | 708 | 115 | 4,254 | 289 | 117 | 122 |
- HTML: 3,431
- PDF: 708
- XML: 115
- Total: 4,254
- Supplement: 289
- BibTeX: 117
- EndNote: 122
Total article views: 3,400 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 16 Nov 2021)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,837 | 461 | 102 | 3,400 | 153 | 109 | 113 |
- HTML: 2,837
- PDF: 461
- XML: 102
- Total: 3,400
- Supplement: 153
- BibTeX: 109
- EndNote: 113
Total article views: 854 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 25 Nov 2020)
| HTML | XML | Total | Supplement | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 594 | 247 | 13 | 854 | 136 | 8 | 9 |
- HTML: 594
- PDF: 247
- XML: 13
- Total: 854
- Supplement: 136
- BibTeX: 8
- EndNote: 9
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 4,254 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 4,254 with geography defined
and 0 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 3,400 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,400 with geography defined
and 0 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 854 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 854 with geography defined
and 0 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
7 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Trends and seasonal variability in ammonia across major biomes in western and central Africa inferred from long-term series of ground-based and satellite measurements M. Ossohou et al. 10.5194/acp-23-9473-2023
- Inversion of the global carbonaceous aerosol components (CACs) based on ground-based remote sensing of AERONET Z. Yang et al. 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109432
- Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability P. Palmer et al. 10.1038/s43017-023-00397-x
- On the Chemical Pathways Influencing the Effective Global Warming Potential of Commercial Hydrofluoroolefin Gases G. Salierno 10.1002/cssc.202400280
- NEIVAv1.0: Next-generation Emissions InVentory expansion of Akagi et al. (2011) version 1.0 S. Binte Shahid et al. 10.5194/gmd-17-7679-2024
- Estimating global ammonia (NH3) emissions based on IASI observations from 2008 to 2018 Z. Luo et al. 10.5194/acp-22-10375-2022
- Global, regional and national trends of atmospheric ammonia derived from a decadal (2008–2018) satellite record M. Van Damme et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/abd5e0
6 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Trends and seasonal variability in ammonia across major biomes in western and central Africa inferred from long-term series of ground-based and satellite measurements M. Ossohou et al. 10.5194/acp-23-9473-2023
- Inversion of the global carbonaceous aerosol components (CACs) based on ground-based remote sensing of AERONET Z. Yang et al. 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109432
- Drivers and impacts of Eastern African rainfall variability P. Palmer et al. 10.1038/s43017-023-00397-x
- On the Chemical Pathways Influencing the Effective Global Warming Potential of Commercial Hydrofluoroolefin Gases G. Salierno 10.1002/cssc.202400280
- NEIVAv1.0: Next-generation Emissions InVentory expansion of Akagi et al. (2011) version 1.0 S. Binte Shahid et al. 10.5194/gmd-17-7679-2024
- Estimating global ammonia (NH3) emissions based on IASI observations from 2008 to 2018 Z. Luo et al. 10.5194/acp-22-10375-2022
Latest update: 29 May 2025
Short summary
Ammonia (NH3) gas emitted from soils and biomass burning contributes to particulate air pollution. We used satellite observations of the atmosphere over Africa to show that declines in NH3 concentrations over South Sudan's Sudd wetland in 2008–2017 are related to variation in wetland extent. We also find NH3 concentrations increased in West Africa as a result of biomass burning and increased in the Lake Victoria region, likely due to agricultural expansion and intensification.
Ammonia (NH3) gas emitted from soils and biomass burning contributes to particulate air...
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint