| dc.contributor.author | Patnaik, JK | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ng'ang'a, JK | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kiangi, MR | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-13T12:05:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-13T12:05:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1980 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kenya Journal of Science and Technology (A) (1980) 1: 43-52 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33033 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the present study the maximum mixing heights and ventilation factors
for 48 radiosonde stations of the African continent and adjoining islands
are determined on a monthly and annual basis using the upper air data
for a period of 12 years, and climatic surface maximum temperature
normals. The method used for the estimation is similar to that of Holzworth
(l964a, 1964b). A correction to the estimated values is suggested
to compensate for errors due to higher temperatures of pollutants.
The maximum mixing heights and ventilation factors for the African
continent and adjoining islands are in general higher than those found
over the USA and India; the seasonal variability of these pollution
potential parameters are less pronounced. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
| dc.title | Atmospheric pollution potentials over Africa | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, Kenya | en |
