Biomass burning within this region is responsible for the polluted air which is uplifted by convection into the atmosphere over the Western Pacific. This convection is in contrast to the clean ocean air that is advected by cyclones over Northern Australia.[1] Greenhouse gases are produced at high rates in Southeast Asia due to the less developed burning conditions, large population, and fast population growth. The soluble pollutants are mostly removed during the summer by monsoons but during winter these pollutants are more present in the atmosphere making the divide more definite.[3]