Arctic Haze: A Chemical, Physical, Optical and Meteorological Study

Abstract

During April and May 1976, bands of Arctic haze over Barrow, Alaska were studied by means of a light aircraft. The program included condensation- nucleus counts, radiation measurements, and filter samples for elemental analysis. Layers of Arctic haze were definitely present during the five-seek period, and were equally detectable by eye or with nucleus counts. A single major episode of haze bands occurred, associated with winds from the south. Analysis of these particles by neutron activation showed them to be mainly soil dust during the episode and pollution aerosol before and after. The origin of the dust was proposed as deserts in eastern Asia. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA124895

Entities

People

  • Glenn E. Shaw
  • Kenneth A. Rahn

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemistry
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Geography
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Microscopes
  • Observatories
  • Oceanography
  • Optics
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Semiconductor Device Technology