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Science Chemical belt measured between clean Australia and dirty Southeast Asia | Chemical belt measured between clean Australia and dirty Southeast Asia |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Sunday, 12 October 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 The “chemical equator,” or chemical boundary, is above and to the north of the low-pressure belt called the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ, also called the Monsoon trough, Doldrums, and Equatorial Convergence Zone). Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsIn fact, on the north side of the Western Pacific, levels of carbon monoxide were found by the researchers to be four times the levels found on the southern side. Carbon monoxide is produced from the partial combustion of carbon compounds. Motorized vehicles are one large producer of carbon monoxide. The results were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research--Atmospheres, a publication of the American Geophysical Union. Dr. Hamilton says that the “chemical equator” may only exist temporarily, since their research was performed during the Australian-Indonesian monsoons in January-February 2006. Comments from Dr. Hamilton follow on page three. |
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