Author(s)

A. Mavrakis, S. Lykoudis & G. Theoharatos

Abstract

The partial solar eclipse on 11 August 1999 as it evolved over Greece offered a unique opportunity to examine the behaviour of air temperature and the concentration levels of some primary pollutants under the observed reduction of solar irradiance as this was recorded in the greater Athens Metropolitan area. For this purpose we examine the variation of air temperature, SO2, CO and NO concentrations, over the greater Attica area, during that day. The variation of solar irradiance affects the variation of air pollutant concentration in a variable way, while air temperature presents significant spatial and

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