THE USE OF EXTINCTION FROM HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOONS AS A PROBE OF THE ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS

Abstract

A simple instrument is described that measures the intensity of solar radiation in four spectral regions. Instruments of this type have been used to observe the atmospheric extinction from high altitude balloons at sunrise since mid 1965. The data from these balloon flights are described and the vertical profiles of atmospheric aerosols determined from these measurements are presented. Evidence is given for the time variation of aerosols at high altitude.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696527

Entities

People

  • T. J. Pepin

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Elevation
  • Extinction
  • High Altitude
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Refraction
  • Scattering
  • Sea Level
  • Solar Radiation
  • Space Sciences
  • Telescopes
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.