Background Population of 9794304 in 2010 60528 km 2 2337 mi 2 From a Travel site Air quality in Seoul is fine and improving However Seoul inhabitants sometimes wear different types of masks outdoors for allergies smog and yellow dust storms mostly in MarchApril ID: 584087
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Seoul, South KoreaSlide2
Background
Population of 9,794,304 (in 2010)
605.28 km
2
(233.7 mi
2
)
From a Travel site: “Air quality in Seoul is fine and improving. However, Seoul inhabitants sometimes wear different types of masks outdoors for allergies smog and yellow dust storms (mostly in March-April).” Slide3
October 8, 2012
*Seoul is GMT + 9
:00
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Taklimakan Desert
Gobi Desert
Beijing
SeoulSlide5
Gobi Desert
Located along border of Mongolia and China
Dust storm April 26
th
and 27
thSlide6
Gobi Dust Storm 2012
BeijingSlide7
TERRA 4/28Slide8
TERRA 4/29Slide9
BacktrajectorySlide10
AERONET StationSlide11
AERONET AOT
*Seoul is GMT + 9
:00
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Angstrom/AeronetSlide14
MODIS TERRA 550nm April 28thSlide15
MODIS TERRA 550nm April 2012Slide16
MODIS TERRA 550nmMarch and April 2012Slide17
LIDAR 4/29Slide18
LIDAR 4/29Slide19
Seoul Air
Asian Dust
Pollution from Beijing/Tokyo
Pollution from 10 million people
Sea saltSlide20Slide21
Comparison to North Korea
No AERONET in NK
I know, right?Slide22
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38.49
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S
38.94
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S
39.39
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S
39.84
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40.29
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40.74
MY 29 (2008)