The Measurement of Electrical Conductivity in the Stratosphere.
Abstract
Measurements of the galactic cosmic ray ionization rate in the stratosphere have been used to develop a global model. Above 25 km an analytic form for the height dependence of ionization was found. In the second part of this work, ion conductivity was measured near the sampling aperture of a balloon-borne ion mass spectrometer. Data from two flights demonstrated that ionization was present near the aperture at all times during both flights but that a large variation could sometimes occur in the probe current. On the second flight a turbulence layer was observed near 80,000 ft. altitude. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 19, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA052821
Entities
People
- P. Roger Williamson
Organizations
- University of California, San Diego