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Downhill and uphill diffusion of gases with temperature inversions in the atmosphere

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In this study, downhill and uphill diffusion of gases with temperature inversions in the atmosphere has been studied, discussed and applied to study the increase in CO2-pollution with temperature inversions in Incheon (INC), Korea; Ho Chi Minh City (HCM), Vietnam; Alpine (ALP), France; Shanghai (SHA), China; Colorado (COL); Alaska (ALA), USA; Fukuoka (FUK), Japan; Ny Alesund (NYA), Norway; and High Arctic (ARC). Results have shown that: (i) In temperature inversions, the downhill and uphill diffusion of gases can occur, in which diffusion flux depends on the gradient of concentration and the difference of temperature. (ii) The downhill and uphill diffusion of carbon dioxide with temperature inversions can make CO2-pollution in the layer under the temperature inversion layer increase stronger or decrease slower than that without temperature inversions. (iii) The temperature inversion can make the CO2-concentration in the High Arctic increase up to 6.5 times greater than that without temperature inversions.

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The current work is financially supported by the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology.

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Dung, V.B., Tuan, T.B. Downhill and uphill diffusion of gases with temperature inversions in the atmosphere. Indian J Phys 96, 1905–1910 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-021-02167-1

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