Fires burning in Africa and Asia cause high ozone in tropical Pacific

Phys.org published an article about ACOM's CONTRAST field campaign that operated out of Guam during January and February 2014. Biomass burning in the equatorial regions of Africa and Asia causes pockets of high ozone over the western Pacific Ocean. ACOM scientist Laura Pan was a Principal Investigator for CONTRAST, and Doug Kinnison explained how NCAR's CAM-Chem model provided forecast and analysis.