Characterization of the source regions of Nitrogen Gaseous Compounds that Affect West of Cuba

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Yanssel Gómez Zamora
Osvaldo Cuesta Santos
Mariam Fonseca Hernández

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In this research we used the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model which allows you to build the backwards trajectories of air masses and determine the source regions of pollutants affecting the western Cuba, in specific to the regional station La Palma in the present province of Pinar del Rio. This research took as year study period from 2006 to 2008. As a result of this analysis it was found six source regions for the area, which were characterized according to their geographical location and potential pollutant sources. Then analyzed the measurement data of the main nitrogen gaseous compounds, recorded at the station La Palma for a period of five years (2004 to 2008) and the respective backwards trajectories were calculated for the level of 500 meters with duration of 5 days and an interval of 24 h. This allowed determining the frequency of arrival of pollutants to the west of Cuba by the abovementioned source regions. The average values of pollutants were performed statistical analysis using ANOVA technique to learn if they are real differences that may have these values

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Gómez ZamoraY., Cuesta SantosO., & Fonseca HernándezM. (2013). Characterization of the source regions of Nitrogen Gaseous Compounds that Affect West of Cuba. Revista Cubana De Meteorología, 19(1), 57-67. Retrieved from http://rcm.insmet.cu/index.php/rcm/article/view/144
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