OZONE MEASUREMENTS FROM A STABLE PLATFORM NEAR THE STRATOPAUSE LEVEL

Abstract

The rocket-borne ozonesonde developed at the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, was modified and launched on a 28 million cubic foot balloon, along with other sensors, at sunrise on 11 September 1968. The data received as the balloon floated near the stratopause level show a concentration of ozone which is one order of magnitude more than the concentration of ozone which has been measured by spectrometric methods. The marked increase in the ozone concentration observed immediately after sunset at the 40 km level is of great significance to an understanding of the photochemistry of ozone.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0688513

Entities

People

  • Jagir S. Randhawa

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Boundary Layer
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency
  • High Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • New Mexico
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Telemetry
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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