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Atmospheric and Meteorological Data From the Kuwait Oil Fires Taken from Ground Observations
Entry ID:
KUDA_GROUND_OBS
Summary
Abstract:
Ground-based studies of the smoke and air quality from the Kuwait oil
fires were carried out in 1991 at the end of the Persian Gulf War. Over 600 oil wells, storage tanks, and refineries were ignited by the Iraqi army as they fled Kuwait in Frebuary 1991. The fires produced large smoke plumes which had a significant environmental effect on the Persian Gulf region. Ground-based observations of the ...  Geographic Coverage
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1991-01-01
Stop Date:
1991-12-31
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Data Center
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
303-497-1090
Email:
haggerty at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
ATD/RAF
P.O. Box 3000
City:
Boulder
Province or State:
CO
Postal Code:
80307
Country:
USA
Publications/References
J. Geophys. Res. Vol 97, No. DVol. 97, D13, September 20, 1992. Special section on the Kuwait oil fire results.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2004-03-04
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