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تحليل الانماط الزمانية والمكانية للاوزون فوق العراق == nalysis of temporal and spatial patterns of ozone over Iraq
Author name:
زهراء موسى حسن
Supervisor name:
علي محمد عبد الرحمن الصالحي
General topic:
Meteorology
Specific topic:
Atmospheric Sciences
Degree:
Master
University:
Mustansiriyah University - College Of Science - Department Of Atmospheric Sciences
Language:
English
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
32T78 - p.pdf
Abstract:
onthly and annual values of the total column ozone amount have been analyzed for five locations of Iraq for the period from 1979 to 2012 employing Total ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) data point and (1o × 1.25o ) grid data, It is found that ozone variation is function of latitude, where the higher values of total ozone column occurs at the northern Iraq which represented by Mosul location, it decreases gradually from northern location (Mosul) passing by middle region locations (Biji, Baghdad and Rutba) to southern location (Basra). The values of Total ozone column start to increase gradually from November to reach its maximum at March then it decreases gradually to reach its minimum values at October. The analysis of the spatial distribution of the monthly average of total ozone column for each month of the year has been made. It is found that the largest of total ozone column amounts occurs systematically over the northern regions during winter whereas in spring and early summer months the maximum values of total ozone column directed to the northwestern regions of the Iraq. Latitudinal gradients in total ozone column are very strong especially during winter, spring and early summer months. The spatiotemporal trend analysis has been made by converting the gridded data from time domain to spatial domain, it is found that the results show that the total ozone column trends was negative during most months of the year, whereas the spatial trend analysis of the second period of study (2005 - 2012) presented positive total ozone column during all months of the year except February and September which presented a negative trends and the overall presented positive trends varied from 0.1 to 2.3 DU / year. Finally the results of the two period trend analysis indicated that the ozonelayer may be responding as expected to the reducing on ozone - depleting substances imposed by the Montreal Protocol.
