Earth  ID: 2018

Safari 2000 Tropospheric Ozone

The fires that raged across southern Africa in August and September of 2000 produced a thick 'river of smoke' that observers compared with the aftermath of the Kuwaiti oil fires in 1991. NASA-supported studies currently underway on the event will contribute to improved air pollution policies in the region and a better understanding of its impact on climate change.

For More Information

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/earth/environ/safari2000final.htm


Visualization Credits

Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Anne Thompson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jacquelyn Witte (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:
Earth Probe/TOMS
09/05/2000-09/25/2000
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This item is part of this series:
Safari 2000

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Pollution
SVS >> Smoke
NASA Science >> Earth