Indian Ocean Experiment
The Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) was a 1999 multinational scientific study designed to measure the transport of air pollution from Southeast Asia into the Indian Ocean.[1] The project was led by Veerabhadran Ramanathan.
Findings
- Plumes of sulfates, smoke particles, and other anthropogenic aerosols blowing over the Indian Ocean was blocking sunlight and promoting cloud formation.
- The amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface was reduced by 10%.
See also
References
- ↑ Lelieveld, J.; Crutzen, P. J.; Ramanathan, V.; Andreae, M. O.; Brenninkmeijer, C. M.; Campos, T.; Cass, G. R.; Dickerson, R. R.; Fischer, H.; De Gouw, J. A.; Hansel, A.; Jefferson, A.; Kley, D.; De Laat, A. T.; Lal, S.; Lawrence, M. G.; Lobert, J. M.; Mayol-Bracero, O. L.; Mitra, A. P.; Novakov, T.; Oltmans, S. J.; Prather, K. A.; Reiner, T.; Rodhe, H.; Scheeren, H. A.; Sikka, D.; Williams, J. (2001). "The Indian Ocean Experiment: Widespread Air Pollution from South and Southeast Asia". Science 291 (5506): 1031–1036. doi:10.1126/science.1057103. PMID 11161214.