Stratospheric Aerosol Measurements.
Abstract
The Epsilon/AFGL balloon-borne aerosol sizing spectrometer was flown on a stratospheric balloon flight on 27 May 1980 over Holloman AFB, N.M., in an attempt to correlate with the SAGE four-channel solar limb extinction experiment. Useful aerosol altitude concentration profiles were obtained within several hundred Km and several hours of the SAGE overpass subtangent point. The data indicate that particles greater than 0.4 micron diameter are absent above the tropopause (14 Km in this instance). Speculations regarding a possible explanation for this effect are offered. Predictions of SAGE tangential extinction vs. altitude from aerosols alone have been derived from the data, and are included to facilitate correlation and comparison with those derived from aerosol models currently in vogue. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA097716
Entities
People
- Henry A. Miranda Jr.