EFFECTIVE RADIATION TEMPERATURES OF THE OZONOSPHERE OVER NEW MEXICO.
Abstract
Effective radiation temperatures of the ozonosphere were determined near Alamogordo, New Mexico, for 51 days and 5 nights between 23 March and 15 July 1948. A total of 138 independent sets of daytime data were obtained. Analysis of these data showed that there was no marked diurnal effect. The effective radiation temperature, in the neighborhood of -40C, was essentially the same for both day and night. Observations showed no systematic connection between water vapor content of the atmosphere and effective radiation temperature of the ozonosphere. There was no marked effect of the amount of ozone (or of any other atmospheric constituent) in the radiation path on the obtained temperature values, except for very low altitude of the sun or moon, which resulted in a raising of the values. It was found that the ozonosphere radiation near zenith at 9.57 microns did not change in a pronounced way during the sunrise or sunset periods. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1949
- Accession Number
- AD0626690
Entities
People
- Arthur Adel
Organizations
- University of Michigan