Chemical equator: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	atmospheric chemical equator

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Two world maps showing the average positions of Earth's chemical equator for March, April, and May (top map) and for September, October, and November (bottom map), based on data from 2015 to 2019. Each map displays the chemical equator's northern boundary in blue and southern boundary in orange, with shaded areas between the lines, indicating seasonal shifts near the geographic equator across oceans and continents. Continents and major latitude lines such as the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn a

World map of aerosol transport, Aug 1–Sep 14, 2024: Sahara dust (pink), wildfire smoke (orange/red), sea salt (blue), sulfates (green).

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