Earth's stealth equator

British scientists claim that the atmosphere of the northern and southern hemispheres is separated by a huge chemical band in the western Pacific.

Thanks to a sensor-mounted aircraft capable of detecting chemicals, chemistry experts at the University of York (UK) have found evidence of the existence of a " chemical band" about 50 km wide. in cloudless conditions in the western Pacific Ocean. The concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) in the air is 4 times higher than the northern hemisphere.

This finding will provide more evidence for scientists to increase accuracy in modeling the movement of atmospheric pollutants and assess the impact of pollution on the gas. post.

Scientists believe that industrial development and forest fires make air pollution in the northern hemisphere heavier than the southern hemisphere. According to their judgment, trade winds meet in a cloudy area above the Pacific Ocean (called the tropical wind convergence area) and form a " wall " that separates the atmosphere in two places. bridge. However, York University's findings show that "equatorial chemicals" are located in northern Australia. Thanks to its presence, the air in the two hemispheres does not mix, so that millions of tons of chemicals in the northern hemisphere cannot "invade" the southern hemisphere.

Typhoons push heavily contaminated air masses on the ocean surface, where pollutants can last longer, thereby forming an invisible chemical wall.(Artwork: Wunderground)

According to Dr. Jacqueline Hamilton, the lead researcher, it is very likely that shallow waters in the western Pacific have contributed to the creation of an invisible chemical wall.

" Strong storms often occur in the Western Pacific because surface water in this area is one of the hottest places in the world. Strong storms act as pumps. They push the contaminated air. heavier near the ocean surface, where pollutants have a longer chance of surviving, for decades, pollutants form an invisible chemical wall, "Jacqueline Hamilton. explain.