Sharma, S. K. and Mandal, T. K. and Arya, B. C. and Saxena, M. and Shukla, D. K. and Mukherjee, A. and Bhatnagar, R. P. and Nath, S. and Yadav, S. and Gautam, R. and Saud, T. (2010) Effects of the solar eclipse on 15 January 2010 on the surface O3, NO, NO2, NH3, CO mixing ratio and the meteorological parameters at Thiruvanathapuram, India. Annales Geophysicae, 28. pp. 1199-1205. ISSN 1432-0576

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Abstract

In this paper, we present the effect of total solar eclipse on surface O3, NO, NO2, NH3, CO mixing ratio and the meteorological parameters on 15 January 2010 at Thiruvanathapuram, India. On the day of total solar eclipse (i.e., 15 January 2010), the decrease in mixing ratio of surface O3 and NO2 is observed after the beginning of the solar eclipse events (11:15 to 15:30). Decrease in surface O3 may be due to decreased efficiency of the photochemical ozone formation, whereas, mixing ratio of NO and NH3 have been changed following the night time chemistry. Surface O3 reduced to 20.3 ppb after 22 min of full phase of the eclipse. During the solar eclipse period, the ambient temperature and wind speed have decreased, whereas, relative humidity has increased as expected.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Atmospheric composition and structure (General or miscellaneous)
Subjects:	Geology Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Ms Neetu Chandra
Date Deposited:	11 Apr 2012 06:40
Last Modified:	11 Apr 2012 06:40
URI:	http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/112

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