Measurement of Total Ozone at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Abstract

NGE, New Mexico.Technical rept.,Randhawa,Jagir S. ;ECOM-5505DA-1-T-061102-B-53-A1-T-061102-B-53-A-18(*ozone, *upper atmosphere), guided missile ranges, new mexico, atmospheric sounding, spectrophotometers, diurnal variationswhite sands missile range, atmospheres, composition(property)A Dobson Spectrophotometer has been modified and set up at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico (32 degrees 18 minutes N, 106 degrees 30 minutes W) to measure the total amount of ozone in a column of air extending from the ground to the top of the atmosphere. One year of data (1972) has been collected and analyzed. It indicates that the amount of ozone is maximum during the spring period (approximately 0.340 atm cm) and minimal in the fall (approximately 0.280 atm cm). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0767525

Entities

People

  • Jagir S. Randhawa

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Guided Missile Ranges
  • Guided Missiles
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • New Mexico
  • Spectrophotometers

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Spectroscopy.