Meteorological Influence of a Solar Eclipse on the Stratosphere

Abstract

An experiment to study the influence of a solar eclipse on the earth's lower atmosphere was conducted at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where a solar eclipse occurred on 7 March 1970. Three temperature-ozonesondes and eight Arcasondes were deployed into the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere at times prior to, during, and after the total eclipse. In addition, two electrochemical ozonesondes were flown on balloons on 5 and 6 March. Resulting temperature, wind and ozone data are presented. No measurements were made during the totality. An increase in ozone was measured during and several hours after the partial eclipse. Higher temperatures and a perturbation in the zonal wind field were observed in the middle stratosphere during the partial eclipse.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0720199

Entities

People

  • B. H. Williams
  • J. S. Randhawa
  • M. D. Kays

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Science
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • New Mexico
  • Refractive Index
  • Research Facilities
  • Solar Radiation
  • Turbulence
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space