The Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) was a 1999 multinational scientific study designed to measure the transport of

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from

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into the

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. The project was led by Veerabhadran Ramanathan.

Findings

* Plumes of sulfates, smoke particles, and other anthropogenic aerosols blowing over the Indian Ocean were blocking sunlight and promoting cloud formation. * The amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface was reduced by 10%.

References

1999 documents 1999 in Asia 1999 in the environment 1999 meteorology Atmospheric sciences Air pollution {{Climate-stub

Findings

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