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Paris, March 16, 2007
Atmospheric Pollution in the Arctic : Origins and consequences
It has been shown that the
Arctic heats more quickly than the rest of the planet. The main cause being, the long life of green house gasses. However, it appears that atmospheric pollutants, such as ozone and aerosols, play an equally important role in climatic warming. Carried long distances from the north of Eurasia to the Arctic Circle , these agents play a major role on the climate, health and the ecosystems. A reduction of these emissions would not only benefit the arctic but also other global regions. Kathy Law ( Service d'aeronomie/ IPSl, INSU_CNRS/ Université de Paris VI / Université Versailles St Quentin), in colaboration with the Norwegian researcher Andreas Stohl, has produced a detailed study of pollution sources in the arctic and its repercussions on global warming. Published in Science March 15.
Références :
Arctic Air Pollution: origins and impacts. Kathy S. Law and Andreas Stohl. Science (Section spéciale "Année polaire internationale"). 15 mars 2007.
Contacts :
Chercheur
Kathy S. Law
T 01 44 27 84 21
kathy.law@aero.jussieu.fr
Presse
Priscilla Dacher
T 01 44 96 46 06
priscilla.dacher@cnrs-dir.fr
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