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Measurements of stratospheric NO2 from the Solar Mesosphere Explorer satellite. I - An overview of the resultsThe visible light spectrometer on board the Solar Mesosphere Explorer spacecraft measures stratospheric NO2 in the 20-40 km altitude region and provides accurate daytime NO2 density profiles with nearly complete latitudinal coverage over an extended period of time. The instrument and data analysis are discussed in detail, and NO2 results for winter/spring 1982 are presented and compared to current theoretical models. Agreement with other measurements is good, and comparison with NOx models indicates that although the overall agreement is acceptable, improvements in the models are required before good agreement is reached at all latitudes. The data indicate that NO2 has a strong memory of the physical conditions present in the stratosphere over a time period of several days.
Document ID
19840040377
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mount, G. H.
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Rusch, D. W.
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Zawodny, J. M.
(Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Barth, C. A.
(Colorado, University Boulder, CO, United States)
Noxon, J. F.
(NOAA, Aeronomy Laboratory, Boulder CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
February 20, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 89
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
84A23164
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-955357
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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