METEOROLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS TO TROPOSPHERIC AND STRATOSPHERIC TURBIDITY PROFILES.

Abstract

The report completes the examination of 176 sets of data obtained with optical probing measurements in New Mexico. The study shows that: (1) A seasonal trend in the shape of the aerosol attenuation coefficient profile in the surface layer which is related to the strength of the diurnal surface convection; (2) the scavenging effects of precipitation are evident in the analysis of mid-tropospheric aerosol contents; (3) the relationship between the polar tropopause and upper tropospheric aerosol layer was less well defined in the data obtained during the latter part of 1965; (4) data from the latter part of 1965 support the findings that stratospheric aerosols have a tropical origin; and (5) the slow abatement of the Mt. Agung volcanic dust through 1965 is evident in changes in stratospheric optical thickness. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0705202

Entities

People

  • David T. Chang
  • Raymond Wexler

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Coefficients
  • Convection
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Physical Properties
  • Precipitation
  • Thickness
  • Turbidity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology

Technology Areas

  • Space