The impact of the 2005 Gulf hurricanes on pollution emissions as inferred from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) nitrogen dioxide

Y. Yoshida; B.N. Duncan; C. Retscher; K.E. Pickering; E.A. Celarier; J. Joiner; K.F. Boersma; J.P. Veefkind

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The impact of the 2005 Gulf hurricanes on pollution emissions as inferred from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) nitrogen dioxide

Y. Yoshida, B.N. Duncan, C. Retscher, K.E. Pickering, E.A. Celarier, J. Joiner, K.F. Boersma, J.P. Veefkind

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The impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 on pollution emissions in the Gulf of Mexico region was investigated using tropospheric column amounts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on the NASA Aura satellite. Around New Orleans and coastal Mississippi, we estimate that Katrina caused a 35% reduction in NOx emissions on average in the three weeks after landfall. Hurricane Rita caused a significant reduction (20%) in NOx emissions associated with power generation and intensive oil refining activities near the Texas/Louisiana border. We also found a 43% decrease by these two storms over the eastern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf mainly due to the evacuation of and damage to platforms, rigs, and ports associated with oil and natural gas production.

Originele taal-2	Engels
Pagina's (van-tot)	1443-1448
Aantal pagina's	6
Tijdschrift	Atmospheric Environment
Volume	44
Nummer van het tijdschrift	11
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.037
Status	Gepubliceerd - 2010

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