The Effect of Atmospheric Organic Carbon on Precipitation Formation in Southern Iraq: Case Study

Authors

  • Aqeel G. Mutar Department of Atmospheric Science, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32792/jeps.v14i3.537

Keywords:

Precipitation, Organic Carbon, Cloud Top Temperature, Total PrecipitableWater.

Abstract

   The aerosols play a main role in precipitation formation in the atmosphere. Organic Carbon (OC) is a must-imported aerosol because it is considered a cloud condensation nuclear CCN. This work dealt with the relationship between Organic Carbon (OC) and many variables that affect precipitation formation in South Iraq (Basra and AL-Muthana) including Cloud Top Temb Cloud Top Temperature CTT, Total PrecipitableWater TPW, and Precipitation. The cases selected are 14 – 15 Nov. 2018 and 26 – 29 Jan. 2019 to test the relationship between variables. Data obtained from retrospective analysis for research and applications, version 2 (MERRA-2). Including OC, total Precipitablewater (TPW), and precipitation amount of 3 hours. The times are fixed according to the cases. The cloud top temperature (CTT) was obtained by the infrared satellite images provided by the European Space Agency, using a group of satellites. The result indicates a strong effect of OC on the cloud depth and the TPW when finally increases the precipitation amount.

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2024-09-01

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2024): JOURNAL OF EDUCATION FOR PURE SCIENCE- UNIVERSITY OF THI-QAR

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