Indian Ocean Experiment

The Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) was a 1999 multinational scientific study designed to measure the transport of air pollution from Southeast Asia into the Indian Ocean. 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%.

See also

• Asian brown cloud
• Veerabhadran Ramanathan

References